What is CVE-2016-5209?

CVE-2016-5209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2016-5209?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-5209

Bad casting in bitmap manipulation in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (68.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Chrome
N/a Google Chrome Prior To 55.0.2883.75 For Mac, Windows And Linux, 55.0.2883.84 Android — versions Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
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_CONFIRM)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5209?: CVE-2016-5209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2016-5209?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.