CVE-2016-5138 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via an integer overflow leading to memory corruption in the Mali GPU driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5138?
CVE-2016-5138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 1 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Integer overflow in the kbasep_vinstr_attach_client function in midgard/mali_kbase_vinstr.c in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.85 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and use-after-free) by leveraging an unrestricted multiplication.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5138?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4v7-jch9-f94h.