CVE-2017-5113

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% 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-787

Description

Math overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 9.0, 10.0
Google Chrome: before 61.0.3163.79; before 61.0.3163.81 — fixed in 61.0.3163.79, 61.0.3163.81
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 61.0.3163.79, 61.0.3163.81. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100610
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039291
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2676
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/747043
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100610
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039291
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2676
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

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