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title: "CVE-2017-5081\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-5081

Publication date 27 October 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**3.3 · Low**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5081?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| chromium-browser | 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu1.1360 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu1.1360 |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu1.1360 |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.17.04.1360 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.10.1357 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186 |
| oxide-qt | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

3.3 · Low

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 3.3 · Low |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5081)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5081)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-5081)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5081)

### Other references

* <https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5081>