CVE-2017-5014 describes a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Skia, the graphics engine used by Google Chrome. This flaw, present in Chrome versions prior to 56.0.2924.76 (Linux, Windows, Mac) and 56.0.2924.87 (Android), allowed a remote attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds memory read by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 6.3 (Medium), successful exploitation could lead to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 55.0.2883.87CPE 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:L/I:L/A:L
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