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title: "CVE-2016-5204\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-5204

Publication date 6 December 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5204?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Leaking of an SVG shadow tree leading to corruption of the DOM tree in
Blink 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 inject arbitrary
scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| chromium-browser | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu1 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.10.1328 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1263 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| oxide-qt | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 1.19.6-0ubuntu2 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 1.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.19.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5204)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5204)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-5204)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5204)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3153-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3153-1)
+ Oxide vulnerabilities
+ 9 December 2016

### Other references

* <https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5204>