Use-after-free vulnerability in WebCrypto implementation in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-5142 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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