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CVE-2017-5081

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CVE-2017-5081

Published: Oct 27, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android

affected
Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android

References

98861
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2017:1399
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://crbug.com/672008
x_refsource_MISC
1038622
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
GLSA-201706-20
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO

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