CVE-2016-5171 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8