CVE-2016-5168 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09634.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Google	Chrome

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6119	Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=586820
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
https://www.contextis.com//documents/2/Browser_Timing_Attacks.pdf

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2017-04-21T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:48.313Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-5168

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-21T20:59:00.807

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-5168

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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