CVE-2017-5029

High

Description

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, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android, lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability85. percentile2.5%
ProductGoogle Chrome
PublishedApr 24, 2017
First seenApr 24, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google chromev ≤ 57.0.2987.75, v ≤ 57.0.2987.100—
xmlsoft libxslt1.1.29—
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop6.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server6.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation6.0—

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