vulnerability

Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2016-5186 Out of bounds read in DevTools

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 17, 2016
Added
Dec 28, 2016
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

Devtools in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android incorrectly handled objects after a tab crash, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via crafted PDF files.

Solution

google-chrome-upgrade-latest
Title
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