FKIE_CVE-2017-5020
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-02-17 07:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:19
Severity
Summary
Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, failed to require a user gesture for powerful download operations, which allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
References
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"vendor": "n/a",
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}
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}
],
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}
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},
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"lang": "es",
"value": "Google Chrome en versiones anteriores a 56.0.2924.76 para Linux, Windows y Mac y 56.0.2924.87 para Android, no pudo requerir un gesto de usuario para operaciones de descarga potentes, lo que permiti\u00f3 a un atacante remoto que convenci\u00f3 a un usuario para instalar una extensi\u00f3n maliciosa para ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario a trav\u00e9s de una p\u00e1gina HTML manipulada."
}
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"id": "CVE-2017-5020",
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:19:45.473",
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"published": "2017-02-17T07:59:00.653",
"references": [
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"source": "chrome-cve-admin@google.com",
"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0206.html"
},
{
"source": "chrome-cve-admin@google.com",
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3776"
},
{
"source": "chrome-cve-admin@google.com",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95792"
},
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037718"
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"source": "chrome-cve-admin@google.com",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
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"url": "https://crbug.com/668653"
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"vulnStatus": "Modified",
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]
}
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