Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.1378
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
14.3% (96th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-409858
- published 27 Oct 2017
- disclosed 27 Oct 2017
Introduced: 27 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-5116 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.1378 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5116
- https://crbug.com/759624
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5116
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/android-security-ecosystem-investments.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2676
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100610
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039291
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