PT-2016-6251 · Apple+6 · Webkit+7
Cloudfuzzer
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Published
2016-07-20
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2016-5127
CVSS v3.1
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Google Chrome versions prior to 52.0.2743.82
Opera (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit/Source/core/editing/VisibleUnits.cpp in Blink. This vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers using crafted JavaScript code that involves an @import at-rule in a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence, in conjunction with a rel=import attribute of a LINK element. The exploitation can cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts.
Recommendations
For Google Chrome versions prior to 52.0.2743.82, update to version 52.0.2743.82 or later to resolve the issue.
For Opera, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
DoS
Use After Free
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Blink
Google Chrome
Opera
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu
Webkit