What is CVE-2016-5223?

CVE-2016-5223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2016-5223?

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

Is CVE-2016-5223 known to be exploited?

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

Integer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-5223

Integer overflow in PDFium 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 or DoS via a crafted PDF file.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (60.5th 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:N/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-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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-2016-5223?: CVE-2016-5223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2016-5223?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-5223 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.