CVE-2017-5029

Published: Apr 24, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-787

8.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

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

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

package-ecosystem

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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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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