High severity · published Sep 11, 2016
CVE-2016-5161
The EditingStyle::mergeStyle function in WebKit/Source/core/editing/EditingStyle.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before…
8.8
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The EditingStyle::mergeStyle function in WebKit/Source/core/editing/EditingStyle.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, mishandles custom properties, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site that leverages "type confusion" in the StylePropertySerializer class.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
through 52.0.2743.116 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5161
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5161
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660
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