CVE-2016-5171

Publication date 25 September 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu1.1307
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1254
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1142
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
oxide-qt 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.17.9-0ubuntu1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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