CVE-2016-5201
published 2017-01-19CVE-2016-5201: A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac allowed…
PriorityP430medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
1.20%
65.2th percentile
A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to access privileged JavaScript code via a crafted HTML page.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | <= 54.0.2840.87 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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VulDB
Google Chrome up to 54 Extensions information disclosure (Nessus ID 94677 / ID 236190)
vuldb·2026-05-14·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-5201 [MEDIUM] Google Chrome up to 54 Extensions information disclosure (Nessus ID 94677 / ID 236190)
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Google Chrome up to 54. Affected is an unknown function of the component Extensions. The manipulation results in information disclosure.
This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-5201. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
GHSA
GHSA-6jw7-vq8x-9cjf: A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-5201 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-6jw7-vq8x-9cjf: A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54
A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to access privileged JavaScript code via a crafted HTML page.
OSV
CVE-2016-5201: A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54
osv·2017-01-19·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-5201 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5201: A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54
A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to access privileged JavaScript code via a crafted HTML page.
Red Hat
chromium-browser: info leak in extensions
vendor_redhat·2016-11-09·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-5201 [MEDIUM] chromium-browser: info leak in extensions
chromium-browser: info leak in extensions
A leak of privateClass in the extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.98 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to access privileged JavaScript code via a crafted HTML page.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5201 chromium-browser: info leak in extensions
bugzilla·2016-11-10·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-5201 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5201 chromium-browser: info leak in extensions
CVE-2016-5201 chromium-browser: info leak in extensions
An info leak flaw was found in the extensions component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=660678
External References:
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html
Discussion:
Created chromium tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1393737]
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
Via RHSA-2016:2718 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.html
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5199 CVE-2016-5200 CVE-2016-5201 CVE-2016-5202 chromium: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-11-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5199 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5199 CVE-2016-5200 CVE-2016-5201 CVE-2016-5202 chromium: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-5199 CVE-2016-5200 CVE-2016-5201 CVE-2016-5202 chromium: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple support
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94196http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037273https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.htmlhttps://crbug.com/660678https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94196http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037273https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.htmlhttps://crbug.com/660678https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16
2017-01-19
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