5.3

CVE-2016-5133: google chrome Improper Authentication

CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5133
Published 23-07-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5133 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Improper Authentication vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.97%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5
DSA-3637-1MGASA-2016-0274OPENSUSE-SU-2016:1868-1OPENSUSE-SU-2016:1869-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Timeline

  1. 23-07-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 mishandles origin information during proxy authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a proxy-authentication login prompt or trigger incorrect credential storage by modifying the client-server data stream.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.97% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.97%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu2 products
  • chromium-browser< 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1134 | < 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1250
  • oxide-qt< 1.16.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Google1 product

2 vendors · 3 products

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