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CVE-2017-5052

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

An incorrect assumption about block structure in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit memory corruption via a crafted HTML page that triggers improper casting.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 57.0.2987.133; before 57.0.2987.132 — fixed in 57.0.2987.132, 57.0.2987.133
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 57.0.2987.132, 57.0.2987.133. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97220
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0860
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
• https://crbug.com/662767
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97220
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0860
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
• https://crbug.com/662767
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02

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