Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
CVE-2017-5070
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:31.21%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-843 ↗CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | all | |
| apple | macos | all |
| linux | linux_kernel | all |
| microsoft | windows | all |
| android | all | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Chrome · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2017-01-02T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2017-10-27T05:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2017-06-05 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:55:30 |
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