CVE-2017-5099

High

Published: 27/10/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in PPAPI Plugins in Google Chrome prior to version 60.0.3112.78 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to potentially gain privilege elevation via a crafted HTML page.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in PPAPI Plugins in Google Chrome

CVE-2017-5092High
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in PPAPI Plugins in Google Chrome prior to version 60.0.3112.78 for Windows allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Original NVD description (English source)

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in PPAPI Plugins in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to potentially gain privilege elevation via a crafted HTML page.

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