CVE-2017-5019 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android. This flaw allowed a remote attacker to potentially cause heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.3), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:L/I:L/A:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, despite 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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