CVE-2016-5179: google chrome_os

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5179 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in google chrome_os. EPSS estimates a 2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-03-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.