Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5207
In Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android, corruption of the DOM tree could occur during the removal of a full screen element, which allowed a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5207
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.85%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 80 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5207
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
[email protected] |
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6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.7
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-5207
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-5207
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
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https://crbug.com/655904
Permissions Required
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
Products affected by CVE-2016-5207
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*