CVE-2016-5161 is a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in the WebKit Blink engine, affecting Google Chrome and OpenSUSE Chrome/Leap before specific versions. This flaw, residing in the EditingStyle::mergeStyle function, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other impacts through a crafted website. With a CVSS score of 8.8, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 52.0.2743.116CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.