7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-5168
Skia Cross Origin Information Disclosure
Description

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information.

INFO

Published Date :

April 21, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5168 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google chrome

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-5168 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5168 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://www.contextis.com//documents/2/Browser_Timing_Attacks.pdf [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=586820 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://www.contextis.com//documents/2/Browser_Timing_Attacks.pdf
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=586820
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.contextis.com//documents/2/Browser_Timing_Attacks.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.contextis.com//documents/2/Browser_Timing_Attacks.pdf Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=586820 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=586820 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-346
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:50.0.2661.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5168 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5168 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.22 }} 0.11%

score

0.60434

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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