CVE-2016-5142: google chrome Use After Free
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-5142 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use After Free vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 9.8 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 2% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5Timeline
- 07-08-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Web Cryptography API (aka WebCrypto) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, does not properly copy data buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code, related to NormalizeAlgorithm.cpp and SubtleCrypto.cpp.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.66%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.66% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu2 products
- chromium-browser< 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1134 | < 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1250
- oxide-qt< 1.17.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 52.0.2743.82
2 vendors · 3 products
References
15 links- codereview.chromium.org/2141843002/X Refsource CONFIRM
- crbug.com/626948X Refsource CONFIRM
