ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2017-5059
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 · uneditedType confusion in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 58.0.3029.81 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 58.0.3029.83 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially obtain code execution 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 confidenceType confusion vulnerability in Blink (Chrome's rendering engine) that allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability exploited improper type handling during the rendering process.
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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
< 58.0.3029.81< 58.0.3029.83
Enterprise Linux DesktopOperating system
= 6.0
Enterprise Linux ServerOperating system
= 6.0
Enterprise Linux WorkstationOperating system
= 6.0CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Google Chrome is installedOpen terminal and run: which google-chrome (Linux) or check for Chrome in Program Files (Windows). On Chrome, navigate to chrome://version to see installed browser.Affected if Google Chrome is present on the system
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Determine installed Chrome versionIn Chrome address bar, enter: chrome://version - note the version number displayed (e.g., 58.0.3029.XX). On Linux terminal, run: google-chrome --versionAffected if Version number is returned and is lower than 58.0.3029.81 (or 58.0.3029.83 for Android)
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Confirm Chrome uses Blink rendering engineIn Chrome address bar, enter: chrome://version - look for 'Blink' in the UI component line. This is the default rendering engine for Chrome on all platforms.Affected if Blink is present (standard for Chrome installations)
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Check Chrome on RHEL 6.0 if applicableIf running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 Desktop, Server, or Workstation, verify Chrome installation with: rpm -qa | grep -i chromeAffected if Chrome is installed on RHEL 6.0 and version is below 58.0.3029.81
You are affected if Google Chrome is installed with a version below 58.0.3029.81 (or 58.0.3029.83 on Android), as the type confusion flaw in Blink requires a vulnerable Chrome version to be exploitable.
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 data58.0.3029.8158.0.3029.83
Upgrade Google Chrome to version 58.0.3029.81 or later (58.0.3029.83 for Android) to patch the vulnerability.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-5059 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.
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- 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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