CVE-2017-5086 describes an insufficient policy enforcement vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 59.0.3071.86, allowing remote attackers to spoof domains using IDN homographs in crafted domain names. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) requires user interaction and could lead to high integrity impact, primarily affecting Google Chrome on Windows and Mac, but also impacting products from Apple, Microsoft, and Red Hat. 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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 59.0.3071.86CPE 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:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.