CVE-2017-5056
A use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac,...
A use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android, 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2017-5056- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/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 Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2017-5056- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14165 No score
A use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14165- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xj6g-jqvr-8wx7
A use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac,...
A use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
GHSA-xj6g-jqvr-8wx7- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0860
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2017:0860- CVSS 3.0
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5056
A use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5056- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2017:0908-1 No score
Security update for Chromium
This update to Chromium 57.0.2987.133 fixes the following issues (boo#1031677):
- CVE-2017-5055: Use after free in printing
- CVE-2017-5054: Heap buffer overflow in V8
- CVE-2017-5052: Bad cast in Blink
- CVE-2017-5056: Use after free in Blink
- CVE-2017-5053: Out of bounds memory access in V8
The following packaging changes are included:
- No longer claim to provide browser(npapi)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2017:0908-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2017:0909-1 No score
Security update for Chromium
This update to Chromium 57.0.2987.133 fixes the following issues (boo#1031677):
- CVE-2017-5055: Use after free in printing
- CVE-2017-5054: Heap buffer overflow in V8
- CVE-2017-5052: Bad cast in Blink
- CVE-2017-5056: Use after free in Blink
- CVE-2017-5053: Out of bounds memory access in V8
The following packaging changes are included:
- No longer claim to provide browser(npapi)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2017:0909-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 No score
chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
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 5 CVEs |
before 0:57.0.2987.133-1.el6_9 | 0:57.0.2987.133-1.el6_9 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:57.0.2987.133-1.el6_9 | 0:57.0.2987.133-1.el6_9 |
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 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1277, 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 10 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.126857.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1276 |
58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1277 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, 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 17 moreShow less1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu11.14.7-0ubuntu11.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.20.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
None known |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 57.0.2987.133-11.1 | 57.0.2987.133-11.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1081 CVEs |
before 93.0.4577.82-1.1 | 93.0.4577.82-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
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-2017-5056 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published April 1, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/97220
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0860
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02
crbug.com/705445
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
securitytracker.com/id/1038623
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5056
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xj6g-jqvr-8wx7
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0111.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20187
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1437348
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2017/rhsa-2017_0860.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5052
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5056
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/X5J4X3CQ7N7YV2TPQY3KR26D6LCGVYYI
bugzilla.suse.com/1031677
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5052
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