RCE in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5149
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux relies on an IFRAME source URL to identify an associated extension, which allows remote attackers to conduct extension-bindings injection attacks by leveraging script access to a resource that initially has the about:blank URL.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
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: 0.013 (70.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.4% 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
- Google Chrome
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31…
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729 (vdb-entry)
- codereview.chromium.org/2208483002/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/573131
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5149?
- CVE-2016-5149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5149?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.