VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-5161

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The EditingStyle::mergeStyle function in WebKit/Source/core/editing/EditingStyle.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, mishandles custom properties, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site that leverages "type confusion" in the StylePropertySerializer class.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-704: Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Primary references