Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5221
Type confusion in libGLESv2 in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android possibly allowed a remote attacker to bypass buffer validation via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5221
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.52%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 74 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5221
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
[email protected] |
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6.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
2.8
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3.4
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-5221
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The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-5221
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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/660854
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-2016-5221
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*