CVE-2017-5070 is a type-confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine affecting Google Chrome before 59.0.3071.86 on Linux, Windows, and macOS, and before 59.0.3071.92 on Android. A remote attacker can use a crafted HTML page to execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox. The vulnerability has also been exploited through email-parsing XSS in applications embedding outdated Chromium through the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF), and has been incorporated into the MOONSHINE exploit framework.
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A Google Chrome vulnerability used as Exploit #4 in the MOONSHINE Android exploit kit.
A Chromium vulnerability targeted by the MOONSHINE exploit kit against Android apps embedding vulnerable Chrome versions 56 through 58.
A Chromium vulnerability exploited through an outdated Chromium engine embedded in a Windows email client's CEF framework. The reported attack chained an email-parsing XSS flaw with CVE-2017-5070 exploit code to execute downloader shellcode and install a Trojan. The report notes that CEF applications generally lacked sandboxing, simplifying the attack chain.
A Google Chrome vulnerability with public exploit code, used by MOONSHINE against vulnerable Android Chrome versions.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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