Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.6% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-CHROMIUMBROWSER-409831
  • published27 Oct 2017
  • disclosed27 Oct 2017

Introduced: 27 Oct 2017

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 chromium-browser to version 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186 or higher.

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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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 Scores

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