The Web Cryptography API (aka WebCrypto) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, does not properly copy data buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code, related to NormalizeAlgorithm.cpp and SubtleCrypto.cpp.
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3645-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6093 The Web Cryptography API (aka WebCrypto) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, does not properly copy data buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code, related to NormalizeAlgorithm.cpp and SubtleCrypto.cpp.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3058-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:47.399Z

Reserved: 2016-05-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-5142

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-08-07T19:59:06.533

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-5142

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-08-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5142 - Bugzilla

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