CVE-2017-5081

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Low 3.3
Description
Lack of verification of an extension's locale folder in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed an attacker with local write access to modify extensions by modifying extension files.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-5081
  • Assigner
  • cve-coordination@google.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-10-27T05:29:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-04-06T19:33:52
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 59.0.3071.86
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 59.0.3071.92
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 3.3
  • Base Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 1.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://crbug.com/672008 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5081
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5081
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:29:17 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 22:33:11 security@google.com cve-coordination@google.com CVE Assigner updated
2022-12-02 22:33:11 2017-10-27T05:29Z 2017-10-27T05:29:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 22:33:11 2022-04-06T19:33:52 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 22:33:11 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated