CVE-2017-5115 describes a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine within Google Chrome versions prior to 61.0.3163.79 on Windows, allowing a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 61.0.3163.79CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.