CVE-2016-5203
Google Chrome PDFium Heap Corruption Use After Free Vulnerability
Description
A use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 19, 2017, 5:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:53 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-5203 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-5203.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-5203 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.
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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 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/644219 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11 [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/644219 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 23, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value 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://crbug.com/644219 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/644219 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:54.0.2840.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5203 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-2016-5203
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.90 }} 0.11%
score
0.80849
percentile