vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-5021): chromium-browser vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 17, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 17, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
A use after free in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-chromium-browser
References
- CVE-2017-5021
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-5021
- CWE-416
- DISA_SEVERITY-Category I
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-14131
- IAVM-2017-B-0015
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-14131
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5021
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