CVE-2017-5030

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 24, 2017 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:19 AM UTC
6 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxChromeEnterprise Linux Desktop· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 41%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score40.6%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 40.6% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jun 8, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 22, 2022
1588 days overdue

Description

Incorrect handling of complex species in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 57.0.2987.108v < 57.0.2987.98
Affected range stops below 57.0.2987.108, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 57.0.2987.98, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · google-android (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (8)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
https://crbug.com/682194
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-126/
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5030

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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