CVE-2017-5023 describes a type confusion vulnerability in the Histogram component of Google Chrome, affecting versions prior to 56.0.2924.76 on Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 on Android. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to trigger a near null dereference by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.3), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and could lead to a denial of service (A:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or KEV listing, though it has garnered 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:N/I:N/A:L
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