CVE-2017-5015 Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:56.0.2924.76-1.el6
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed25 Jan 2017
Introduced: 25 Jan 2017
CVE-2017-5015 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:56.0.2924.76-1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0206.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, incorrectly handled Unicode glyphs, which allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs in a crafted domain name.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95792
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/673971
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5015
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3776
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-66
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0206.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0206
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037718