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CVE-2017-5009

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-02-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 55.0.2883.87 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, failed to perform proper bounds checking, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption 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 confidence

WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 (Windows/Mac/Linux) and 56.0.2924.87 (Android) contained a bounds checking vulnerability that could allow heap corruption when processing specially crafted HTML pages.

MitigationUpdate Google Chrome to version 56.0.2924.76 or later for desktop platforms, or 56.0.2924.87 or later for Android. Alternatively, disable WebRTC in browser settings or use a browser extension that blocks WebRTC connections.

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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
ChromeWeb browser
Affected:<= 55.0.2883.87

CVSS 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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Google Chrome is installed
    Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://version or go to Settings > About Chrome to view the version number
    Affected if Chrome is not installed or the user does not use Chrome as their browser
  2. Determine the installed Chrome version
    Look for the 'Chrome' version number displayed in chrome://version or Settings > About Chrome
    Affected if The installed version is 55.0.2883.87 or earlier on Windows/Mac/Linux, or 56.0.2924.86 or earlier on Android
  3. Verify if WebRTC is enabled
    In Chrome, go to chrome://settings or type WebRTC in the search settings box. Look for WebRTC settings or use a WebRTC leak test extension
    Affected if WebRTC is enabled in the browser settings, as the vulnerability requires WebRTC to be active to be exploitable

A user is affected if they are running Google Chrome version 55.0.2883.87 or earlier on desktop platforms (or 56.0.2924.86 or earlier on Android) with WebRTC enabled.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 55.0.2883.87
Interim mitigation

Update Google Chrome to version 56.0.2924.76 or later for desktop platforms, or 56.0.2924.87 or later for Android. Alternatively, disable WebRTC in browser settings or use a browser extension that blocks WebRTC connections.

Fix this in Chrome Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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