CVE-2017-5063 describes a numeric overflow vulnerability in Skia, a graphics engine used by Google Chrome, affecting versions prior to 58.0.3029.81 on Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 58.0.3029.83 on Android. This flaw allows a remote attacker to achieve an out-of-bounds memory read by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and concern within the cybersecurity community.
| 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.