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Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2017-5078

CVE-2017-5078, high severity (CVSS 8.8): 2 tracked apps concerned, all fixed or indeterminable on their current version.

Severity (CVSS)
8.8

NVD scale

Exploitation
2.8 %

EPSS, predicted over 30 days

Tracked apps
2
Still exposed
0

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Blink's mailto: handling in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac allowed a remote attacker to perform command injection via a crafted HTML page, a similar issue to CVE-2004-0121. For example, characters such as * have an incorrect interaction with xdg-email in xdg-utils, and a space character can be used in front of a command-line argument.

Attack vector : Network No privileges required
Show raw CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS 2.78% above median percentile 85.3%

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

  • Chrome macOS com.google.Chrome
    Affected <59.0.3071.86 Fixed in 59.0.3071.86 Latest tracked - undetermined
  • Google Chrome Windows winget:Google.Chrome
    Affected <59.0.3071.86 Fixed in 59.0.3071.86 Latest tracked 152.0.7977.65 patched

NVD references 7 distinct products for this CVE : only those tracked by Scout (mobile and desktop catalog apps) are listed above. Libraries, servers and out-of-scope products do not appear here. Full list on NVD ↗

Vulnerable CPE configurations (2)
Vendor Product Versions
google chrome
All platforms (wildcard)
 <59.0.3071.86
google chrome
All platforms (wildcard)
 <59.0.3071.86
View on NVD ↗