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CVE-2016-5202

CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 25, 2019 at 01:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsChromeChrome· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

browser/extensions/api/dial/dial_registry.cc in Google Chrome before 54.0.2840.98 on macOS, before 54.0.2840.99 on Windows, and before 54.0.2840.100 on Linux neglects to copy a device ID before an erase() call, which causes the erase operation to access data that that erase operation will destroy.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Chrome· Googlenpm
95%
v < 54.0.2840.100v < 54.0.2840.98v < 54.0.2840.99
Affected range stops below 54.0.2840.100, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 54.0.2840.98, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 54.0.2840.99, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
Chrome· Chromium Browser
60%
v < 54.0.2840.100
Affected range stops below 54.0.2840.100, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-11/msg00029.html
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-5202
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-5202
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5202

CVSS

9.1CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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