Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5143
The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, mishandles the script-path hostname, remoteBase parameter, and remoteFrontendUrl parameter, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5144.
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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: 0.018 (77.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- codereview.chromium.org/2065823004
- 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)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036547 (vdb-entry)
- crbug.com/619414
- 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-2016-5143?
- CVE-2016-5143 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5143?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.