High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5169

Description

Format string vulnerability in Google Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.103 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Google/Chromeinferred
Range: <53.0.2785.103
Google/ChromeOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=52.0.2743.116
- (no CPE)range: <53.0.2785.103

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92914nvd
bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_9.htmlnvd

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