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CVE-2016-5198
- EPSS 69.4%
- Published 19.01.2017 05:59:00
- Last modified 20.04.2025 01:37:25
- Source chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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V8 in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.90 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.85 for Android, and 54.0.2840.87 for Windows and Mac included incorrect optimisation assumptions, which allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Desktop Version6.0
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Server Version6.0
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Workstation Version6.0
08.06.2022: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog
Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability
VulnerabilityGoogle Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to perform read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
DescriptionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Required actions| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 69.4% | 0.986 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 8.8 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 6.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 |
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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| 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.