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CVE-2017-5094

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5094 describes a type confusion vulnerability in Google Chrome's extensions JavaScript bindings, affecting versions prior to 60.0.3112.78 across Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android. This flaw allowed a remote attacker to potentially modify objects through a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited over a network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high integrity impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 60.0.3112.78CPE 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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0155 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: chromium-browser-0:60.0.3112.78-1.el6_9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-5094Important

chromium-browser: type confusion in extensions

Jul 25, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1833
chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
crbug.com / 702946
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201709-15
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3926
securityfocus.com / bid/99950