CVE-2016-5168
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | {"endIncluding":"50.0.2661.91"} | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=586820
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
- https://www.contextis.com//documents/2/Browser_Timing_Attacks.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=586820
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
- https://www.contextis.com//documents/2/Browser_Timing_Attacks.pdf
CWEs
CWE-346
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.