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CVE-2017-5120

6.5 · MEDIUM

Inappropriate use of www mismatch redirects in browser navigation in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to pote…

Published Oct 27, 2017EPSS 1.11%

Overview

CVE-2017-5120 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 27, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Inappropriate use of www mismatch redirects in browser navigation in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially downgrade HTTPS requests to HTTP via a crafted HTML page. In other words, Chrome could transmit cleartext even though the user had entered an https URL, because of a misdesigned workaround for cases where the domain name in a URL almost matches the domain name in an X.509 server certificate (but differs in the initial "www." substring).

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/100610Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1039291Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2676Refchromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRefcrbug.com/718676Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15Refwww.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/100610Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1039291

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5120?

CVE-2017-5120 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 27, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-5120?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-5120?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-5120?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-5120 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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