CVE-2017-5081
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-10-27 05:00
Modified
2024-08-05 14:47
Severity ?
Summary
Lack of verification of an extension's locale folder in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed an attacker with local write access to modify extensions by modifying extension files.
References
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://crbug.com/672008
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://crbug.com/672008
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android Version: Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android
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