CVE-2017-5120
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
27/10/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
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).
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 61.0.3163.79 (excluding) | |
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 61.0.3163.81 (excluding) | |
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100610
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039291
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2676
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/718676
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100610
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039291
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2676
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/718676
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15