CVE-2017-5057 is a type confusion vulnerability in PDFium, affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 58.0.3029.81 on Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 58.0.3029.83 on Android. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds memory read by enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring user interaction but no authentication. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential interest to attackers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 58.0.3029.81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 58.0.3029.83CPE 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: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.