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CVE-2017-15420 (GCVE-0-2017-15420)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-28 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:57
VLAI
Summary
Incorrect handling of back navigations in error pages in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
CWE
  • Inappropriate implementation
References
URL Tags
https://crbug.com/777419 x_refsource_MISC
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4103 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040282 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/12/sta… x_refsource_MISC
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4064 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google Chrome Affected: unspecified , < 63.0.3239.84 (custom)
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Date Public
2017-12-06 00:00
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            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
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      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-06-28T11:40:33+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2017-15420",
      "id": "CVE-2017-15420",
      "initial_release_date": "2017-12-06T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "12",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "chromium-browser: url spoofing in omnibox",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-15420.json",
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      "cve": "CVE-2017-15420",
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      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2017-15420",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2017-15420.json",
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  }
}



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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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