CVE-2016-5168 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5168?

CVE-2016-5168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 21 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-346

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5168?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-5168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-q9q7-484c-gjr6, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5168.