CVE-2016-5186

Publication date 17 October 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

Devtools in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android incorrectly handled objects after a tab crash, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via crafted PDF files.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
oxide-qt 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.19.6-0ubuntu2
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.18.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
chromium-browser 17.04 zesty
Fixed 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.10.1328
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1263
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172
12.04 LTS precise Ignored

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3113-1
    • Oxide vulnerabilities
    • 2 November 2016

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