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CVE-2016-5198 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-5198 CISA-ADPUS Government Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/659475 CVEExploitIssue Tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 CVEBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability NameDate AddedDue DateRequired Action
Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory VulnerabilityJun 8, 2022Jun 22, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]
CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5198
NVD Published Date:
Jan 19, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5198 Details - Not Deferred