CVE-2016-5161 - Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Severity

68%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-09-11 10:59:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-30 16:27:00

Affected Software

openSUSE Leap 42.1

42.1

References

openSUSE-SU-2016:2250

SUSE-SU-2016:2251

openSUSE-SU-2016:2296

openSUSE-SU-2016:2349

Third Party Advisory

RHSA-2016:1854

DSA-3660

92717

1036729

http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-501/

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://codereview.chromium.org/2103043004

Issue Tracking

https://crbug.com/622420

Permissions Required

https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html

Vendor Advisory

GLSA-201610-09

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