CVE-2016-5182 Memory corruption in Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via heap corruption in Chrome's bitmap handling by tricking users into visiting crafted HTML pages.
- 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-2016-5182?
CVE-2016-5182 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 18 Dec 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
Blink in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android had insufficient validation in bitmap handling, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted HTML pages.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5182?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5182?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-5182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2w74-h4gc-c374, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5182.