8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-5169
Google Chrome OS Format String Vulnerability
Description

Format string vulnerability in Google Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.103 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 25, 2016, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Source :

chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5169 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_os

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-5169 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5169 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92914
    Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=635879
    Added Reference https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_9.html
  • CVE Modified by chrome-cve-admin@google.com

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by chrome-cve-admin@google.com

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CVE Modified by chrome-cve-admin@google.com

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92914 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_9.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=635879 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_9.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=635879
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92914
  • CVE Modified by cve-coordination@google.com

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92914 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Sep. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:52.0.2743.116:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_9.html No Types Assigned https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_9.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=635879 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=635879 Permissions Required
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Sep. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Sep. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5169 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-2016-5169 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.58 }} -0.46%

score

0.66287

percentile

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