CVE-2017-5078
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-5078 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-10-27 05:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:48:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple | Macos | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Chrome | All | All | All | All | |
| Application | Chrome | All | All | All | All | |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 711020 - Security: DoCanonicalizeMailtoURL() fails to canonicalize characters leading to command injection - chromium - Monorail | crbug.com | ||
| Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-20) — Gentoo Security | security.gentoo.org | ||
| Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop | MISC | chromereleases.googleblog.com | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Spoof URLs, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | www.securitytracker.com | ||
| Google Chrome Prior to 59.0.3071.86 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | www.securityfocus.com | ||
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710498 Gentoo Linux Chromium Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-20)