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CVE-2017-5029

Published: Apr 24, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-787
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.1%
Top 20.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c in libxslt 1.1.29, as used in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android, lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 for Androidn/a
nokogiriRubyGemsOSS Libraries
chromegoogle
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
libxsltxmlsoft
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
googlecommercialUSMobile Appsaka google inc, google llc
xmlsoftoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libxml2, libxslt
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
chromereleases.googleblog.com
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=08ab2774b870de1c7b5a48693df75e8154addae5
git.gnome.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038157
securitytracker.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 24, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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