CVE-2017-5114

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

8.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Inappropriate use of partition alloc in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit memory corruption via a crafted PDF file.

Affected (7)

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 61.0.3163.79

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

Configuration B

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Chrome	Before 61.0.3163.81

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Google Android	All versions

Configuration C

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 10.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

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-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.