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CVE-2017-5108

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5108 is a type confusion vulnerability in PDFium, affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 60.0.3112.78 across Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw via a crafted PDF file to maliciously modify objects, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive status on the CISA KEV and Hot Lists.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 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

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0148 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 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-2017-5108Low

chromium-browser: type confusion in pdfium

Jul 25, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1833
chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
crbug.com / 695830
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201709-15
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3926
securityfocus.com / bid/99950