Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5171
WebKit/Source/bindings/templates/interface.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113, does not prevent certain constructor calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
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: 0.011 (64.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- crbug.com/643357
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942 (vdb-entry)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13…
- codereview.chromium.org/2306023002
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5171?
- CVE-2016-5171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5171?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.