Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-5174 |
CWE-ID | CWE-284 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Google Chrome Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers |
Vendor |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU650
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5174
CWE-ID:
CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability exposes a remote user's possibility to cause arbitrary code execution on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper suppression of popup dialog that allows attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Update to 53.0.2785.113.
Vulnerable software versionsGoogle Chrome: 50.0.2661.102 - 53.0.2785.101
External linkshttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.