Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5151
PDFium in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux mishandles timers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document, related to fpdfsdk/javascript/JS_Object.cpp and fpdfsdk/javascript/app.cpp.
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
- Google Chrome
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html (vendor-advisory)
- pdfium.googlesource.com/pdfium.git/+/8ca63de14d522d3d259d74fa43b28b05b02728e8
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5151?
- CVE-2016-5151 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5151?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5151 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.