CVE-2017-5097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 60.0.3112.78 on Linux, stemming from insufficient input validation in the Skia graphics engine. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page, leading to an out-of-bounds memory read. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 60.0.3112.76CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/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.