CVE-2016-5175 Denial of service in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via unspecified vectors, requiring users to upgrade to a patched version.

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-2016-5175?

CVE-2016-5175 is a high-severity denial of service 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

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5175?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5175?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2016-5175 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-58r8-jxpq-rvfw, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5175.

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