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 have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code, related to NormalizeAlgorithm.cpp and SubtleCrypto.cpp.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92276 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1580.html (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/2141843002/
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036547 (vdb-entry)
- crbug.com/626948
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3645 (vendor-advisory)
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.