What is CVE-2016-5218?

CVE-2016-5218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2016-5218?

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

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-5218

The extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly handled navigation within PDFs, which allowed a remote attacker to temporarily spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page containing PDF data.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th 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 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-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5218?: CVE-2016-5218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2016-5218?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.