Information disclosure in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-5201
A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to access privileged JavaScript code via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
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:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Google Chrome Prior To 54.0.2840.100 For Linux, And 54.0.2840.99 Windows, 54.0.2840.98 Mac — versions Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037273 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16 (vendor-advisory)
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94196 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.html (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/660678
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5201?
- CVE-2016-5201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-01-19.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5201?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.