CVE-2016-5161
HIGHDescription
The EditingStyle::mergeStyle function in WebKit/Source/core/editing/EditingStyle.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, mishandles custom properties, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site that leverages "type confusion" in the StylePropertySerializer class.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2025-41646 | Critical | 9.8 | 41% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-5115 | High | 8.8 | 26% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-12453 | High | 7.5 | 24% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-3843 | High | 8.8 | 24% | - | - |
| CVE-2017-3106 | High | 8.8 | 22% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-5007 | High | 8.8 | 18% | - | - |
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