VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-5142

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.66%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-08-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Web Cryptography API (aka WebCrypto) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, does not properly copy data buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code, related to NormalizeAlgorithm.cpp and SubtleCrypto.cpp.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-416: Use After Free

Primary references