CVE-2016-5171
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8
Description
WebKit/Source/bindings/templates/interface.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113, does not prevent certain constructor calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | {"endIncluding":"53.0.2785.101"} | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2306023002
- https://crbug.com/643357
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2306023002
- https://crbug.com/643357
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
CWEs
CWE-416
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.