CVE-2016-5211

A use after free 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 via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://crbug.com/649229	Permissions Required
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-01-18 21:59

Updated : 2018-01-04 18:30

NVD link : CVE-2016-5211

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5211

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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Products Affected

google

chrome

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