CVE-2017-5120
Inappropriate use of www mismatch redirects in browser navigation in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially downgrade HTTPS requests to HTTP via a crafted HTML page. In other words, Chrome could transmit cleartext even though the user had entered an https URL, because of a misdesigned workaround for cases where the domain name in a URL almost matches the domain name in an X.509 server certificate (but differs in the initial "www." substring).
Published:Sep 5, 2017
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
EPS:Oct 27, 2017
EPSS Score:0.00869
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Apple
Product
Macos
Apple
Macos
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Debian
Product
Debian Linux
Debian
Debian Linux
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Google
Product
Android
Google
Android
Vendor
Google
Product
Chrome
Google
Chrome
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux Kernel
Linux
Linux Kernel
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Microsoft
Product
Windows
Microsoft
Windows
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Desktop
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Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Server
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Extras
Redhat
Rhel Extras
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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Attack Vector
Network
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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