Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:59.0.3071.104-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.48% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1513374
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Jun 2017

Introduced: 15 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-5087  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:59.0.3071.104-1.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1495.

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.

A use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.104 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.117 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page, aka an IndexedDB sandbox escape.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1