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CVE-2017-15406 json

A stack buffer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-6859

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A stack buffer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

Patch / fix

  • google chrome 62.0.3202.75
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 62.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.14.04.1211
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 62.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1313
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 62.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.1386

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15406

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • chromium-browser RHEL 6 EXTRAS 62.0.3202.75-1.el6_9

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:3082

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red hat product security vex CVE-2017-15406 updated cvss 8.8

chromium-browser: stack overflow in v8

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 62.0.3202.75-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 62.0.3202.75-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 62.0.3202.75-1.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3082

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Exploit prediction

0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.75 unknown

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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References

Sources

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