What is CVE-2016-5176?

CVE-2016-5176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-5176?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-5176

Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 allows remote attackers to bypass the SafeBrowsing protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5176?: CVE-2016-5176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-5176?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.