CVE-2016-5209 describes a heap corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome's Blink rendering engine, affecting versions prior to 55.0.2883.75 on Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 on Android. This flaw, caused by bad casting during bitmap manipulation, could be triggered by a remote attacker via a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability garnered notable community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 54.0.2840.99CPE 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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