Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5136
Use-after-free vulnerability in extensions/renderer/user_script_injector.cc in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to script deletion.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- codereview.chromium.org/2134613002/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/625393
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053 (vdb-entry)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/2116923002/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5136?
- CVE-2016-5136 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5136?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.