CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects Windows, Linux, Chrome. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2016-5161
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
1.40%
Windows Linux Chrome
Original NVD Description
The EditingStyle::mergeStyle function in WebKit/Source/core/editing/EditingStyle.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, mishandles custom properties, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site that leverages "type confusion" in the StylePropertySerializer class.