CVE-2016-5178

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.143 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

Published: 2017-05-23 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-5178 is rated High Risk (66/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.85%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5178

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-17 1.78% 1.85% +0.07%
2 2026-06-15 2.13% 1.78% -0.36%
3 2026-01-14 — 2.13% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-5178

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-5178

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-5178

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2016-5178: 1 GLSA(s) (201610-09), 1 atom(s) (www-client/chromium); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2016-5178
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5178
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-5178 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (chromium-browser, oxide-qt), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety): released 8, DNE 1, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5178

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-5178

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google chrome <= 53.0.2785.129 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 42.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_supplementary 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 24 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 25 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-5178

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00001.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2007.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3683
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93238
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036970
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=645028
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=651092
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380632
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6FWZVE5PX27FWPLGOPDA7ZC5MILOWN6K/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNUTOWCXLWVXOTGQUS53DSRVTO3J226Z/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
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