CVE-2016-5201 Information disclosure in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac

What is CVE-2016-5201?

CVE-2016-5201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 19 Jan 2017. 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

A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to access privileged JavaScript code via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5201?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5201?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-6jw7-vq8x-9cjf, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5201.