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CVE-2017-5038

Date: April 24, 2017

Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac had a use after free bug in GuestView, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted Chrome extension.

Language: Unix

Severity Score

6.3

Related Resources (9)

Url: https://crbug.com/695476

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5038

Url: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5038

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-5038

Severity Score

6.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Use After Free

CWE-416

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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