PT-2017-16280 · Google+4 · Google Chrome+4

Published 2017-03-09 · Updated 2022-04-22 · CVE-2017-5043

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 57.0.2987.98 Opera (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use after free bug in GuestView, which allows a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted Chrome extension. This could potentially be exploited by a remote attacker.

Recommendations For Google Chrome versions prior to 57.0.2987.98, update to version 57.0.2987.98 or later to resolve the issue. For Opera, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1391

CVE-2017-5043

DSA-3810-1

MGASA-2017-0111

OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0738-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0740-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2017_0738-1

RHSA-2017:0499

RHSA-2017_0499

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Google Chrome

Opera

Red Hat

Suse

References · 42

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5043 · Security Note
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2017:0740-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5043 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5043 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2017:0738-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5043 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0111.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0111 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5043 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3810-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/thread/2PWEOYPGN6NS2GPOOLH27ZPXQ7KSRFP4/#2PWEOYPGN6NS2GPOOLH27ZPXQ7KSRFP4 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5040 · Note