CVE-2017-5070 vulnerability in Red Hat Products
Published on October 27, 2017

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability which allows a remote attacker to execute code inside a sandbox.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 22, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2017-5070 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 2.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

What is an Object Type Confusion Vulnerability?

The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

CVE-2017-5070 has been classified to as an Object Type Confusion vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2017-5070

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What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2017-5070?

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