Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <62.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.14.04.1204
Threat Intelligence
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- published7 Feb 2018
- disclosed7 Feb 2018
Introduced: 7 Feb 2018
CVE-2017-5126 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 chromium-browser to version 62.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.14.04.1204 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 PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5126
- https://crbug.com/760455
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4020
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5126
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-24
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2997
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101482