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CVE-2017-5081

low

Description

Lack of verification of an extension's locale folder in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed an attacker with local write access to modify extensions by modifying extension files.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399

https://crbug.com/672008

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-10-27

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00021