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CVE-2017-5095

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2017-10-27
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 60.0.3112.78 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
Stack overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Linux, Windows, and Mac allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit stack corruption via a crafted PDF file.

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

Stack overflow vulnerability in PDFium (Google Chrome's PDF rendering engine) allows remote attackers to potentially exploit stack corruption via a specially crafted PDF file. The vulnerability exists in versions of Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Linux, Windows, and Mac.

MitigationUpgrade Google Chrome to version 60.0.3112.78 or later to patch the vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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:<= 60.0.3112.78
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 9.0
Enterprise Linux DesktopOperating system
Affected:= 6.0
Enterprise Linux ServerOperating system
Affected:= 6.0
Enterprise Linux WorkstationOperating system
Affected:= 6.0

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:3.1/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 checks

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

  1. Identify Google Chrome installation
    Run 'google-chrome --version' on Linux, check About Google Chrome menu on Windows/Mac, or query the system package manager
    Affected if Chrome is installed and the version displays
  2. Compare installed version to affected range
    Compare the version number found to 60.0.3112.78 - any version less than or equal to this is affected
    Affected if Installed version is 60.0.3112.78 or lower
  3. Verify PDF rendering capability is in use
    Confirm the Chrome profile or environment has the ability to open PDF files - PDFium is built into Chrome and loads when PDFs are accessed
    Affected if Chrome can render PDF documents (default behavior)
  4. Check system package version on Linux (if applicable)
    Run 'dpkg -l | grep google-chrome' on Debian/Ubuntu or 'rpm -q google-chrome' on RHEL/CentOS to query the installed package version
    Affected if Package version is 60.0.3112.78-1 or lower

If Google Chrome version 60.0.3112.78 or lower is installed and PDF rendering is enabled, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

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 60.0.3112.78
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Google Chrome to version 60.0.3112.78 or later to patch the vulnerability.

Fix this in Chrome Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
4.0 hours of engineering $750
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