CVE-2016-5197 describes an insufficient validation vulnerability in the content view client of Google Chrome for Android, specifically versions prior to 54.0.2840.85. This flaw allowed a remote attacker, after compromising the renderer process, to initiate arbitrary activities on the system through a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 54.0.2840.68CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.