6.5

CVE-2016-5218: google chrome Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5218
Published 19-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5218 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.23%
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 5 · Related 2
DSA-3731-1MGASA-2016-0419OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0563-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1RHSA-2016:2919

Timeline

  1. 19-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly handled navigation within PDFs, which allowed a remote attacker to temporarily spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page containing PDF data.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.23%

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

Google1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 | < 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1263

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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