CVE-2017-5068

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% 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-362

Description

Incorrect handling of picture ID in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 58.0.3029.96 for Mac, Windows, and Linux allowed a remote attacker to trigger a race condition via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 58.0.3029.96 — fixed in 58.0.3029.96
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 58.0.3029.96. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98288
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1228
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/679306
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98288
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1228
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/679306
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20

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