CVE-2017-5031
A use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Windows allowed a remote...
8.8 HighFix available
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 read via a crafted HTML page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
1.58%Down 9.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 read via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2017-5031- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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 read via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2017-5031- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14140 No score
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 read via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14140- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xvxx-vrh7-xh3v
A use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Windows allowed a remote...
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 read via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
GHSA-xvxx-vrh7-xh3v- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0499
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2017:0499- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5031
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 read via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5031- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2017-0111 No score
Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerability
Chromium-browser 57.0.2987.133 fixes security issues:
Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 55 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5006, CVE-2017-5007, CVE-2017-5008, CVE-2017-5009, CVE-2017-5010, CVE-2017-5011, CVE-2017-5012, CVE-2017-5013, CVE-2017-5014, CVE-2017-5015, CVE-2017-5016, CVE-2017-5017, CVE-2017-5018, CVE-2017-5019, CVE-2017-5020, CVE-2017-5021, CVE-2017-5022, CVE-2017-5023, CVE-2017-5024, CVE-2017-5025, CVE-2017-5026, CVE-2017-5027, CVE-2017-5029, CVE-2017-5030, CVE-2017-5031, CVE-2017-5032, CVE-2017-5033, CVE-2017-5034, CVE-2017-5035, CVE-2017-5036, CVE-2017-5037, CVE-2017-5038, CVE-2017-5039, CVE-2017-5040, CVE-2017-5041, CVE-2017-5042, CVE-2017-5043, CVE-2017-5044, CVE-2017-5045, CVE-2017-5046, CVE-2017-5052, CVE-2017-5053, CVE-2017-5054, CVE-2017-5055, CVE-2017-5056)
- Record
MGASA-2017-0111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2017:0738-1 No score
Security update for Chromium
Chromium was updated to 57.0.2987.98 to fix security issues and bugs.
The following vulnerabilities were fixed (bsc#1028848):
- CVE-2017-5030: Memory corruption in V8
- CVE-2017-5031: Use after free in ANGLE
- CVE-2017-5032: Out of bounds write in PDFium
- CVE-2017-5029: Integer overflow in libxslt
- CVE-2017-5034: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2017-5035: Incorrect security UI in Omnibox
- CVE-2017-5036: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2017-5037: Multiple out of bounds writes in ChunkDemuxer
- CVE-2017-5039: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2017-5040: Information disclosure in V8
- CVE-2017-5041: Address spoofing in Omnibox
- CVE-2017-5033: Bypass of Content Security Policy in Blink
- CVE-2017-5042: Incorrect handling of cookies in Cast
- CVE-2017-5038: Use after free in GuestView
- CVE-2017-5043: Use after free in GuestView
- CVE-2017-5044: Heap overflow in Skia
- CVE-2017-5045: Information disclosure in XSS Auditor
- CVE-2017-5046: Information disclosure in Blink
The following non-security changes are included:
- Address broken rendering on non-intel cards
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2017:0738-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2017:0740-1 No score
Security update for Chromium
Chromium was updated to 57.0.2987.98 to fix security issues and bugs.
The following vulnerabilities were fixed (bsc#1028848):
- CVE-2017-5030: Memory corruption in V8
- CVE-2017-5031: Use after free in ANGLE
- CVE-2017-5032: Out of bounds write in PDFium
- CVE-2017-5029: Integer overflow in libxslt
- CVE-2017-5034: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2017-5035: Incorrect security UI in Omnibox
- CVE-2017-5036: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2017-5037: Multiple out of bounds writes in ChunkDemuxer
- CVE-2017-5039: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2017-5040: Information disclosure in V8
- CVE-2017-5041: Address spoofing in Omnibox
- CVE-2017-5033: Bypass of Content Security Policy in Blink
- CVE-2017-5042: Incorrect handling of cookies in Cast
- CVE-2017-5038: Use after free in GuestView
- CVE-2017-5043: Use after free in GuestView
- CVE-2017-5044: Heap overflow in Skia
- CVE-2017-5045: Information disclosure in XSS Auditor
- CVE-2017-5046: Information disclosure in Blink
The following non-security changes are included:
- Address broken rendering on non-intel cards
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2017:0740-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3236-1 No score
oxide-qt vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, spoof application UI by causing the security status API or webview URL to indicate the wrong values, bypass security restrictions, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5029, CVE-2017-5030, CVE-2017-5031, CVE-2017-5033, CVE-2017-5035, CVE-2017-5037, CVE-2017-5040, CVE-2017-5041, CVE-2017-5044, CVE-2017-5045, CVE-2017-5046)
- Record
USN-3236-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserDebian:8 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions 41.0.2272.118-142.0.2311.135-142.0.2311.135-1~deb8u142.0.2311.135-242.0.2311.90-1 Show 45 moreShow less42.0.2311.90-1~deb8u142.0.2311.90-243.0.2357.124-143.0.2357.124-243.0.2357.124-343.0.2357.130-143.0.2357.65-143.0.2357.65-1~deb8u143.0.2357.81-144.0.2403.107-144.0.2403.107-244.0.2403.157-144.0.2403.89-144.0.2403.89-1~deb8u145.0.2454.101-145.0.2454.85-145.0.2454.85-1~deb8u146.0.2490.13-146.0.2490.71-146.0.2490.71-1~deb8u147.0.2526.111-147.0.2526.16-147.0.2526.73-147.0.2526.73-1~deb8u147.0.2526.80-147.0.2526.80-1~deb8u147.0.2526.80-247.0.2526.80-348.0.2564.116-148.0.2564.116-1~deb8u148.0.2564.23-148.0.2564.82-148.0.2564.82-1~deb8u148.0.2564.82-249.0.2623.108-149.0.2623.108-1~deb8u149.0.2623.108-249.0.2623.75-149.0.2623.75-1~deb8u149.0.2623.75-249.0.2623.87-149.0.2623.87-1~deb8u150.0.2661.75-150.0.2661.75-1~deb8u150.0.2661.75-2 |
57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:5 From an advisory covering 45 CVEs |
before 57.0.2987.133-1.mga5 | 57.0.2987.133-1.mga5 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 | 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 | 0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172, plus listed versions 29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu231.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.132.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.133.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.134.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 Show 24 moreShow less36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg102937.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104237.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.107643.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.108943.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109244.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109545.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109745.0.2454.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109947.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110647.0.2526.106-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110748.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110848.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111149.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.112152.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.113453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.114253.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1145 |
58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1 Show 35 moreShow less1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.13.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.14.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.19.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.20.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
1.21.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 57.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1276, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229 Show 9 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.1268 |
57.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1276 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.9.5-0ubuntu11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.21.11.3-0ubuntu31.11.4-0ubuntu1 Show 16 moreShow less1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu11.14.7-0ubuntu11.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.20.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1 Show 35 moreShow less1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.13.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.14.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.19.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.20.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
1.21.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.9.5-0ubuntu11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.21.11.3-0ubuntu31.11.4-0ubuntu1 Show 16 moreShow less1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu11.14.7-0ubuntu11.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.20.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 57.0.2987.98-8.1 | 57.0.2987.98-8.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5031 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published March 10, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1328762
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02
crbug.com/682020
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810
securityfocus.com/bid/96767
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mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-14
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5031
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvxx-vrh7-xh3v
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0111.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20187
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0499
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1431030
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2017/rhsa-2017_0499.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5029
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5031
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/CGEJIAKNREDZSMA4I6FRAI6U2CLXZKIO
bugzilla.suse.com/1028848
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5029
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