Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-5124 is an old Chrome browser flaw where a crafted MHTML page could bypass intended sandboxing behavior and inject scripts or HTML across site boundaries. The business risk is mainly from unmanaged legacy browsers, frozen kiosks, or old system images still running Chrome before 62.0.3202.62. Exposure is likely limited to endpoints, kiosks, lab systems, or legacy images still using Google Chrome before 62.0.3202.62. Current auto-updated Chrome installations should generally be outside the affected version range, but unmanaged systems need inventory verification. Prioritize this if any legacy browser estate remains. For modern managed fleets, urgency is lower but validation is still warranted because browser UXSS issues can expose user sessions and sensitive web data when obsolete clients persist. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Chrome to 62.0.3202.62 or later.; Apply relevant OS vendor browser updates where Chrome or Chromium packages are managed by the distribution.; Retire or isolate systems that cannot run a supported browser version..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/7cus2h/chrome_61_uxss_exploit_cve20175124/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/762930CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-4020CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/4558c2885e618557a674660aff57404d25537070CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- RHSA-2017:2997CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- GLSA-201710-24CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://github.com/Bo0oM/CVE-2017-5124CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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