UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5081

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5081
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5081.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5081
Upstream
Published
2017-10-27T05:29:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:46:08Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Lack of verification of an extension's locale folder in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed an attacker with local write access to modify extensions by modifying extension files.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / chromium-browser

Package

Name
chromium-browser
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/chromium-browser@59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186

Affected versions

29.*
29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu2
31.*
31.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.1
32.*
32.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.1
33.*
33.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.1
34.*
34.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2
36.*
36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg1029
37.*
37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042
37.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1049
38.*
38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1061
39.*
39.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1064
40.*
40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1068
40.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1069
41.*
41.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1076
43.*
43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089
43.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1092
44.*
44.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1095
45.*
45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097
45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1099
47.*
47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106
47.0.2526.106-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1107
48.*
48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1108
48.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1111
49.*
49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1112
49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1113
50.*
50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117
51.*
51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121
52.*
52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1134
53.*
53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1142
53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1145
58.*
58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172
58.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.14.04.1174
58.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.14.04.1176

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-browser",
            "binary_version": "59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-browser-l10n",
            "binary_version": "59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-chromedriver",
            "binary_version": "59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg",
            "binary_version": "59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra",
            "binary_version": "59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5081.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / chromium-browser

Package

Name
chromium-browser
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/chromium-browser@59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289

Affected versions

45.*
45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.1201
47.*
47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.1218
47.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.1221
48.*
48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
48.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229
49.*
49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.1232
49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233
50.*
50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237
51.*
51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242
52.*
52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1250
53.*
53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1254
53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1257
55.*
55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1263
56.*
56.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.1268
57.*
57.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1276
58.*
58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1277
58.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.1279
58.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.1281

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-browser",
            "binary_version": "59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-browser-l10n",
            "binary_version": "59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-chromedriver",
            "binary_version": "59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg",
            "binary_version": "59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra",
            "binary_version": "59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5081.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / oxide-qt

Package

Name
oxide-qt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/oxide-qt@1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.9.5-0ubuntu1
1.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
1.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
1.11.3-0ubuntu3
1.11.4-0ubuntu1
1.11.5-0ubuntu1
1.12.5-0ubuntu1
1.12.6-0ubuntu1
1.12.7-0ubuntu1
1.13.6-0ubuntu1
1.14.7-0ubuntu1
1.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.20.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liboxideqt-qmlplugin",
            "binary_version": "1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtcore-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtcore0",
            "binary_version": "1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtquick-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liboxideqtquick0",
            "binary_version": "1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "oxideqt-codecs",
            "binary_version": "1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "oxideqt-codecs-extra",
            "binary_version": "1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5081.json"