Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5142
The Web Cryptography API (aka WebCrypto) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, does not properly copy data buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly h…
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.028 (86.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 92276 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1983 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- RHSA-2016:1580 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 1036547 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- GLSA-201610-09 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1982 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- DSA-3645 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5142?
- CVE-2016-5142 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5142?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.