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CVE-2017-5029

Published: Apr 24, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-787
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.1%
Top 19.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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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

RubyGems
package-ecosystem
nokogiri
OSS Libraries
google
commercial·USaka google inc, google llc
chromeOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
xmlsoft
oss-projectaka libxslt, libxml2
libxsltLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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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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