CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5062

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A use after free in Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to version 58.0.3029.81 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 58.0.3029.83 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted Chrome extension.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized memory access, potentially allowing an attacker to execute malicious code, posing a threat to user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the security of used extensions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A use after free in Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 58.0.3029.81 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 58.0.3029.83 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted Chrome extension.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS