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CVE-2017-5038

Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac had a use after...

6.3 MediumFix available

Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac had a use after free bug in GuestView, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted Chrome extension.

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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

1.35%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.3

Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac had a use after free bug in GuestView, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted Chrome extension.

Record
CVE-2017-5038
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac had a use after free bug in GuestView, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted Chrome extension.

Record
CVE-2017-5038
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14147 No score

Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac had a use after free bug in GuestView, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted Chrome extension.

Record
EUVD-2017-14147
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hp2v-j3h7-3x3r 6.3

Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac had a use after...

Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac had a use after free bug in GuestView, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted Chrome extension.

Record
GHSA-hp2v-j3h7-3x3r
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0499 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0499
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5038 6.3

Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac had a use after free bug in GuestView, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted Chrome extension.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5038
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
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

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
chromium-browser
Debian: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
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42.0.2311.90-1~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-stable
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 45 CVEs
 before 57.0.2987.133-1.mga5
57.0.2987.133-1.mga5
chromium-browser
Red 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-debuginfo
Red 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
Ubuntu: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
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36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~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
chromium-browser
Ubuntu: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
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49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.1268
57.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1276
chromium
SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 57.0.2987.98-8.1
57.0.2987.98-8.1

History

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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5038 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Debian Linux, published March 15, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172.

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