Improper Input Validation Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu1.1360
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-410926
- published 27 Oct 2017
- disclosed 27 Oct 2017
Introduced: 27 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-5081 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu1.1360 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.
Lack of verification of an extension's locale folder in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed an attacker with local write access to modify extensions by modifying extension files.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5081
- https://crbug.com/672008
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5081
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622