Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5177
Use-after-free vulnerability in V8 in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.143 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
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: 0.013 (68.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.5% 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
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 24, 25
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3683 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93238 (vdb-entry)
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036970 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2007.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5177?
- CVE-2016-5177 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5177?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.