CVE-2016-5211
HIGHGoogle Chrome < 55.0.2883.75 - Use-After-Free in PDFium via Crafted PDF File
Title source: llmDescription
A use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/649229
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0109
EPSS Percentile
61.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (2)
google/chrome
< 54.0.2840.99
n/a/Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android
Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android
Published
Jan 19, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026