CVE-2017-5030: Incorrect handling of complex species in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac and 57.0.2987.108 for Android…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 77/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jun 8, 2022). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jun 22, 2022.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 40.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.6% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: chromium-browser (Debian:8) 57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1; chromium-browser (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6; chromium-browser-debuginfo (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6.
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to chromium-browser (Debian:8) 57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1; chromium-browser (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6; chromium-browser-debuginfo (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
Incorrect handling of complex species in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
- Published
- Apr 24, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 40.6% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Action score
77
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 12 / 30 · 40.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jun 8, 2022. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jun 22, 2022.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome | |
| android | cpe:2.3:o:google:android | |
| apple | macos | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos |
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
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 prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 57.0.2987.108 for Android
- Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 57.0.2987.108 for Androidaffected
Affected versions · NVD (7)
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- google chromebefore 57.0.2987.108
- google chromebefore 57.0.2987.98
- redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
- redhat enterprise linux server6.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation6.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:8 | chromium-browser | before 57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1 | 57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | chromium-browser | before 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 | 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | chromium-browser-debuginfo | before 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 | 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 | chromium | before 57.0.2987.98-8.1 | 57.0.2987.98-8.1 |
Same product
google: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2014-9654Apr 24, 2017 · The Regular Expressions package in International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ before 2014-12-03, as used in Google Chrome before…40Plan
- ← EarlierCVE-2017-5029Apr 24, 2017 · The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c in libxslt 1.1.29, as used in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows…36Monitor
- Later →CVE-2017-5031Apr 24, 2017 · A use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Windows allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory…35Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:chromium-browser | 57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1 · Debian:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:chromium-browser | 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:chromium-browser-debuginfo | 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:chromium | 57.0.2987.98-8.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- CISA KEV+1870 d
- TodayNov 13, 2026+3490 d
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-126/
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5030
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.