Is CVE-2017-5030 exploitable?

Yes. CVE-2017-5030 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it is confirmed exploited in the wild.

Is CVE-2017-5030 a false positive?

No community verdicts yet for CVE-2017-5030.

How do I remediate CVE-2017-5030?

Practitioners have shared remediation steps for CVE-2017-5030. See the remediation notes on this page.

CVE-2017-5030

Out-of-bounds Read: Is CVE-2017-5030 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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signals

public sources

Exploited in wild

Yes

CISA KEV

Public exploit

None known

Metasploit/EDB/PoC

Base severity

8.8 High

CVSS

Exploitation prob.

42%

FIRST EPSS

Weakness

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Incorrect handling of complex species in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

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NVD MITRE CVE.org CISA KEV

Published Apr 24, 2017

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Field notes & remediation

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Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated
Google Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-06-08) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~42%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated
Required action for Google Chromium V8: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-22. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness: CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read.

CVE-2017-5030

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