CVE-2017-15428

Description

Insufficient data validation in V8 builtins string generator could lead to out of bounds read and write access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.94 and allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
Google	Chrome	unspecified – < 62.0.3202.94	62.0.3202.94

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Debian 9	chromium-browser	63.0.3239.84-1~deb9u1	DSA-4064-1

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

w1ldb1t/CVE-2017-15428 ★ 0 · Mar 10, 2024

An exploit for CVE-2017-15428.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 1

DSA-4064-1 chromium-browser - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026

Insufficient data validation in V8 builtins string generator could lead to out of bounds read and write access in V8 in Google Chrome prior…