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CVE-2017-5070

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote atta

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Summary

Google Chrome, the widely used web browser on Linux, Windows, Mac, and Android, is affected by this flaw in its V8 JavaScript engine. A remote attacker could exploit it by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted web page, allowing the attacker to run arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android

    Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android

References 6

securityfocus.com

crbug.com

access.redhat.com

securitytracker.com

security.gentoo.org

chromereleases.googleblog.com