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CVE-2017-5129

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• 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: 2018-02-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

A use after free in WebAudio in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0
• Google Chrome: before 62.0.3202.62 — fixed in 62.0.3202.62

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 62.0.3202.62. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101482
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2997
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/765495
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-24
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4020
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101482
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2997
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/765495
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-24
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4020

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