CVE-2017-5078 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-5078 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 27/10/2017 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: Chrome | Vendor: n/a | Product: Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-5078 Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Blink\'s mailto: handling in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac allowed a remote attacker to perform command injection via a crafted HTML page, a similar issue to CVE-2004-0121. For example, characters such as * have an incorrect interaction with xdg-email in xdg-utils, and a space character can be used in front of a command-line argument.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Insufficient validation of untrusted input
Source: n/a

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).