SB2017050404 - Race condition in Google Chrome
Published: May 4, 2017 Updated: June 14, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017050404
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5068)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in WebRTC when processing web pages. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.