CVE-2016-5185 describes an out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability in Google Chrome's Blink rendering engine, affecting versions prior to 54.0.2840.59 on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and 54.0.2840.85 on Android. This flaw, caused by incorrect reentrance of FrameView::updateLifecyclePhasesInternal(), allowed a remote attacker to trigger the issue via specially crafted HTML pages. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 53.0.2785.143CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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