Inappropriate implementation in ChromeVox in Google Chrome OS prior to 62.0.3202.74 allowed a remote attacker in a privileged network positi
Inappropriate implementation in ChromeVox in Google Chrome OS prior to 62.0.3202.74 allowed a remote attacker in a privileged network position to observe or tamper with certain cleartext HTTP requests by leveraging that position.
- Published
- Feb 7, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 34th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-311
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Report tools
Action score
29
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 29 / 40 · 7.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| chrome os | cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- google chrome osbefore 62.0.3202.74
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Chrome). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Google Chrome OS prior to 62.0.3202.74
- Google Chrome OS prior to 62.0.3202.74affected
Same product
google: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2011-0478Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344 do not properly handle SVG use elements, which allows remote attackers to 41Plan
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-311 · Missing Encryption of Sensitive DataCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Sniffing AttacksCAPEC-157Medium
- Sniffing Network TrafficCAPEC-158Medium
- Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in CacheCAPEC-204Medium
- Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP CookiesCAPEC-31likelihood: High · High
- Retrieve Embedded Sensitive DataCAPEC-37likelihood: High · Very High
- Harvesting Information via API Event MonitoringCAPEC-383Low
- Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-MiddleCAPEC-384Low
- Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API ManipulationCAPEC-385Medium
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102435
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_27.html
- crbug.com/627300
- wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2018/01/01/chromeos-doesnt-always-use-ssl-during-startup-cve-2017-15397/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.