Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome - CVE-2016-5171,CVE-2016-5170

 

Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome - CVE-2016-5171,CVE-2016-5170

Published: September 23, 2016 / Updated: June 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU649
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5171,CVE-2016-5170
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause arbitrary code execution on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in Blink. After loading of specially crafted content by the victim attackers can easily obtain potentially sensitive information and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Affected software

Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2016-5171,CVE-2016-5170

Update to 53.0.2785.113.

Google Chrome - update to 53.0.2785.113

External References

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