CVE-2017-5013 Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:56.0.2924.76-1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1509392
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Jan 2017

Introduced: 25 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-5013  (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 incorrectly handled new tab page navigations in non-selected tabs, which allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.