CVE-2016-5186 Memory corruption in Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android

What is CVE-2016-5186?

CVE-2016-5186 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 18 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Devtools in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android incorrectly handled objects after a tab crash, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via crafted PDF files.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5186?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5186?

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-2016-5186 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5186 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-3gjx-83h4-mg3w, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5186.