CVE-2016-5201
N/A
Published: January 19, 2017 at 05:43 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChrome
Using Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac by N/A?
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to access privileged JavaScript code via a crafted HTML page.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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