CVE-2017-5046 describes an insufficient policy enforcement vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine within Google Chrome versions prior to 57.0.2987.98 (desktop) and 57.0.2987.108 (Android), affecting various operating systems including Apple, Debian, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) allows a remote attacker to spoof the location object via a crafted HTML page, leading to information disclosure. While the attack complexity is low and requires user interaction, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, with its EPSS score being very low.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 57.0.2987.75CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 57.0.2987.100CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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