Cross-site scripting in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Incorrect application of sandboxing in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted MHTML page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 | Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 Vendor— Affected Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2017:2997 Released 2017-10-20 · Red Hat rating Importantchromium-browser security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 — RHSA-2017:2997
20 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 12 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2017-03252 Integer overflow in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62Priority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2017-03255 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62Priority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2017-11305 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62Priority MEDIUM 41
- Advisory ·
Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 — GLSA-201710-24
20 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 12 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2017-03252 Integer overflow in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62Priority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2017-03255 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62Priority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2017-11305 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62Priority MEDIUM 41
Show 1 more group
- Advisory ·
Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 — DSA-4020
19 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 11 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2017-03255 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62Priority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2017-11305 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62Priority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2017-11300 Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62Priority MEDIUM 41
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2997 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2997 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2997 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5124
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2xv-2cjq-c43m
References
Advisory 3
Other 5
- https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/7cus2h/chrome_61_uxss_exploit_cve20175124/
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/762930
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/4558c2885e618557a674660aff57404d25537070
- https://github.com/Bo0oM/CVE-2017-5124
Sources
- CVE-2017-5124 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5124 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g2xv-2cjq-c43m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-5124 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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