Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5201
A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to access privileged JavaScript code via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2016-5201
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5201
0.50%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 73 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5201
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-5201
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-5201
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.html
RHSA-2016:2718 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037273
Google Chrome Flaws Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94196
Google Chrome Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201611-16) — Gentoo security
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https://crbug.com/660678
660678 - expose() leaks privateClass via Object[@@hasInstance] - chromium - Monorail
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