# CVE-2017-5115: Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Windows allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-10-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Windows: Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Windows

## Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Windows allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption via a crafted HTML page.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Chrome, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://crbug.com/744584
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2676
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039291
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100610
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

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