CVE-2017-15386
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect implementation in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is a URL bar (Omnibox) spoofing vulnerability in Google Chrome's Blink rendering engine. A remote attacker could craft a malicious HTML page that manipulates the URL displayed in the browser's address bar, potentially tricking users into believing they're on a different website than the one they're actually visiting.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 62.0.3202.62= 8.0= 9.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Google Chrome is installedCheck for Chrome installation: On Windows look in Program Files or via Add/Remove Programs. On Linux check for /usr/bin/google-chrome or run 'which google-chrome'. On macOS check /Applications/Affected if If Chrome is not installed, this CVE does not apply
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Determine installed Chrome versionOpen Chrome and navigate to chrome://settings/help to view the version number, or run 'google-chrome --version' in the terminal on Linux/macOS, or check the version in Windows Programs featuresAffected if The installed version number is needed to determine if it falls within the affected range
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare your installed version number to the affected versions: Google Chrome versions prior to 62.0.3202.62 are vulnerableAffected if If the installed version is less than 62.0.3202.62 (for example 62.0.3202.61, 61.x, 60.x, etc.), the environment is affected by this URL spoofing vulnerability
A system is affected if Google Chrome is installed and the installed version is lower than 62.0.3202.62.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data62.0.3202.62
Update Google Chrome to version 62.0.3202.62 or later. Organizations should ensure endpoint management processes deploy browser updates promptly.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-15386 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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