Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:59.0.3071.86-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1512373
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Jun 2017

Introduced: 5 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-5085  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:59.0.3071.86-1.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1399.

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.

Inappropriate implementation in Bookmarks in Google Chrome prior to 59 for iOS allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to perform certain operations to run JavaScript on chrome:// pages via a crafted bookmark.