What is CVE-2016-5214?

CVE-2016-5214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2016-5214?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-5214 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-5214

Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Windows mishandled downloaded files, which allowed a remote attacker to prevent the downloaded file from receiving the Mark of the Web via a crafted HTML page.

EPSS: 0.013 (68.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome
N/a Google Chrome Prior To 55.0.2883.75 For Windows — versions Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-19

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5214?: CVE-2016-5214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2016-5214?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-5214 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.