CVE-2017-15406 describes a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine within Google Chrome versions prior to 62.0.3202.75. This flaw allows a remote attacker to achieve an out-of-bounds memory read by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV list), public exploit code is not available, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting low current exploitation interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 62.0.3202.75CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.