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CVE-2016-5142

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.66%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-08-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Chrome, Java. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-5142
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.66%
Chrome Java

Original NVD 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.