CVE-2017-5079

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% 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-20

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to display UI on a non attacker controlled tab via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 59.0.3071.86; before 59.0.3071.92 — fixed in 59.0.3071.86, 59.0.3071.92
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 59.0.3071.86, 59.0.3071.92. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/713686
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/713686
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20

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