CVE-2016-5199: google chrome
CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-5199UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5199DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5199
Published 19-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-5199 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3Timeline
- 19-01-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
72%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.38% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.38%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- chromium-browser< 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 | < 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1263
- oxide-qt< 1.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Alpine1 product
- ffmpeg< 3.0.7-r0
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:3.2-1
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 54.0.2840.87
4 vendors · 5 products
References
13 links- crbug.com/643948X Refsource CONFIRM
