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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2016-09-11T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:48.118Z

Reserved: 2016-05-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-5161

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-11T10:59:17.817

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:33:09.507

Link: CVE-2016-5161

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-08-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5161 - Bugzilla