# CVE-2017-15401: A memory corruption bug in WebAssembly could lead to out of bounds read and write through V8 in WebAssembly in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 62.0.3202.62
- Published: 2019-01-09 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Google Chrome: fixed in 62.0.3202.62

## Description

A memory corruption bug in WebAssembly could lead to out of bounds read and write through V8 in WebAssembly in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Chrome, upgrade to a fixed version (62.0.3202.62) per the references below.
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  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-15401

## Related

- Browse: [Google Chrome](https://cve.now/tech/chrome.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://crbug.com/766260
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_27.html

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