CVE-2017-5114 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in PDFium, affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 61.0.3163.79 on Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 61.0.3163.81 on Android. This flaw, stemming from inappropriate use of partition alloc, allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation (KEV) or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 61.0.3163.79CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 61.0.3163.81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop: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
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