CVE-2016-5141

Description

Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via vectors involving a provisional URL for an initially empty document, related to FrameLoader.cpp and ScopedPageLoadDeferrer.cpp.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.04% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92276 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1580.html vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/2171063002
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036547 vdb entry
https://crbug.com/629542
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3645 vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KMX62M7UNRLWO4FEQ6YIMPMTKXXJV6A/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5141?
CVE-2016-5141 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5141?
To fix CVE-2016-5141, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5141 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5141 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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