CVE-2017-5081

Published: Oct 27, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

3.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

Description

Lack of verification of an extension's locale folder in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed an attacker with local write access to modify extensions by modifying extension files.

Affected (6)

Products: Google: Chrome · Debian: Debian Linux · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Workstation

1 product

1 product

3 products

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Workstation

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 3 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Chrome	Before 59.0.3071.86

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Apple Macos	All versions
Linux Linux Kernel	All versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Configuration C

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Chrome	Before 59.0.3071.92

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Google Android	All versions

Configuration D

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 6.0

Related CWEs

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.