CVE-2017-5030
High 8.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Google Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Incorrect handling of complex species in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 41% (percentile: 99) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-125
Affected products
google: chrome; apple: macos; linux: linux kernel; microsoft: windows; google: android; debian: debian linux; redhat: enterprise linux desktop; redhat: enterprise linux server; redhat: enterprise linux workstation
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/682194 ExploitIssue Tracking
- https://crbug.com/682194 ExploitIssue Tracking
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-126/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html Third Party Advisory