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TI-2017-03133 Aliases CVE-2017-5011GHSA-c54f-v439-vmxp

Information disclosure in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Windows

Priority LOW 32CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Windows insufficiently sanitized DevTools URLs, which allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to read filesystem contents via a crafted HTML page.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01494 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for WindowsGoogle Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Windows—No fix listedCNA
  • Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Windows Vendor— Affected Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Windows Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 55.0.2883.87VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 55.0.2883.87 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:0206 Released 2017-01-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    chromium-browser security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-56.0.2924.76-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-56.0.2924.76-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-56.0.2924.76-1.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2017:0206

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5011
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c54f-v439-vmxp

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
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Sources

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