Vulnerability CVE-2016-5142

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-5142 (CCN-115757)

Assigned:

2016-08-03

Published:

2016-08-03

Updated:

2017-07-01

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

6.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
5.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-416

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-5142

Source: CCN
Type: Google Chrome Releases Web site
Stable Channel Update for Desktop

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Release Notes
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
openSUSE-SU-2016:1982

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
openSUSE-SU-2016:1983

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2016-1580
Important: chromium-browser security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2016:1580

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-3645

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
92276

Source: CCN
Type: BID-92276
Google Chrome Prior to 52.0.2743.116 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1036547

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://codereview.chromium.org/2141843002/

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Permissions Required
https://crbug.com/626948

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
google-chrome-cve20165142-code-exec(115757)

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2016-e9798eaaa3

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201610-09

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-5142

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 52.0.2743.82)

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20165142	V	CVE-2016-5142	2022-06-30
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:112065	P	chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2022-01-17
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105614	P	chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-10-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25462	P	Security update for squid (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:24888	P	Security update for tcpdump (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25661	P	Security update for opensc (Low)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25171	P	Security update for mailman (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25515	P	Security update for Mesa (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:24899	P	Security update for webkit2gtk3 (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26299	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25228	P	Security update for LibreOffice (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25603	P	Security update for java-1_8_0-openjdk (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:24963	P	Security update for dnsmasq (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26334	P	Security update for Chromium (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25312	P	Security update for libsolv (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25617	P	Security update for jasper (Low)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25090	P	Security update for git (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.cisecurity:def:1053	V	The Web Cryptography API (aka WebCrypto) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116 - CVE-2016-5142	2016-09-23
oval:org.cisecurity:def:1005	P	DSA-3645-1 -- chromium-browser -- security update	2016-09-16
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20165142000	V	CVE-2016-5142 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.	2016-08-07
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20165142000	V	CVE-2016-5142 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.	2016-08-07
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20165142000	V	CVE-2016-5142 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2016-08-07
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201651420000000	V	CVE-2016-5142 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2016-08-07

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