CVE-2017-15412

HIGH

Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop < 63.0.3239.84 - Use After Free

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Description

Use after free in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Exploits (2)

github WORKING POC 1 stars

by vaishakhcv · perlpoc

https://github.com/vaishakhcv/CVE-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-15412

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github WORKING POC

by winterwolf32 · perlpoc

https://github.com/winterwolf32/CVE_Exploits-/tree/master/CVE-2017-15412

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References (9)

[Issue Tracking] https://crbug.com/727039

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040348

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0287

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

[Mailing List] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00014.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4086

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-03

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=783160

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0189

EPSS Percentile 83.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-416

Status published

Products (9)

debian/debian_linux 7.0

debian/debian_linux 8.0

debian/debian_linux 9.0

google/chrome < 63.0.3239.84

redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0

rubygems/nokogiri 0 - 1.8.2RubyGems

xmlsoft/libxml2 < 2.9.5

Published Aug 28, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026