Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-5186

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.

Affected products

Google/Chrome
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=53.0.2785.143

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2067.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93528nvd
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlnvd
crbug.com/644963nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09nvd

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