CVE DATABASE / CVE-2017-5030
CVE-2017-5030
Google Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CVSS 8.8 · HIGH
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-06-08.
Federal remediation due 2022-06-22.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Google chromeApple macosLinux linux kernelMicrosoft windowsGoogle androidDebian debian linuxRedhat enterprise linux desktopRedhat enterprise linux serverRedhat enterprise linux workstation
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References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/682194
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-126/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5030
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.