Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5127
Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit/Source/core/editing/VisibleUnits.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code involving an @import at-rule in a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence in conjunction with a rel=import attribute of a LINK element.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053 (vdb-entry)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
- codereview.chromium.org/2082893005/
- codereview.chromium.org/2091633002
- crbug.com/618237
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5127?
- CVE-2016-5127 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5127?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.