CVE-2016-5170 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a use-after-free via crafted IndexedDB calls, causing denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5170?
CVE-2016-5170 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Sep 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
WebKit/Source/bindings/modules/v8/V8BindingForModules.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113, does not properly consider getter side effects during array key conversion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Indexed Database (aka IndexedDB) API calls.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5170?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5170?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-5170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f4vw-9r7r-c4gh, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5170.