Description
Incorrect application of sandboxing in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted MHTML page.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 | Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 | — |
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 | 62.0.3202.75-1~deb9u1 | DSA-4020-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 62.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.1380 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 62.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.16.04.1308 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | oxide-qt | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 62.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.14.04.1204 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | chromium-browser | 62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9 | RHSA-2017:2997 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 12 SP2 | chromium | 63.0.3239.84-40.1 | openSUSE-SU-2017:3245-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | chromium | 93.0.4577.82-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 |
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- Webkit (Chome < 61) - 'MHTML' Universal Cross-site Scripting EDB-45867 · local · Oct 3, 2017
GitHub 1 repository
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Bo0oM/CVE-2017-5124 ★ 160 · Nov 13, 2017
Chrome < 62 uxss exploit (CVE-2017-5124)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 6
- RHSA-2017:2997 Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- DSA-4020-1 chromium-browser - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2017:3245-1 Security update for chromium SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-1427 Google Chrome: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 30, 2025
References
- 101482 vdb-entry
- https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/7cus2h/chrome_61_uxss_exploit_cve20175124/
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/762930
- DSA-4020 vendor-advisory
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/4558c2885e618557a674660aff57404d25537070
- RHSA-2017:2997 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201710-24 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/Bo0oM/CVE-2017-5124