CVEs / CVE-2017-5040
CVE-2017-5040: n/a Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 for Android vulnerability
- medium 4.3 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 27.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Description
V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android was missing a neutering check, which allowed a remote attacker to read values in memory via a crafted HTML page.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 for Android | Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 for Android | — |
Exploitation
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 3 Nov 2026.
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 4.3 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|
References
- CVE-2017-5040 on NVD
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/691323
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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