CVE-2016-1679
Google Chrome V8 Use-After-Free Denial of Service
Description
The ToV8Value function in content/child/v8_value_converter_impl.cc in the V8 bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not properly restrict use of getters and setters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
INFO
Published Date :
June 5, 2016, 11:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1679
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-1679.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-1679 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-1679 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/1930953002 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/606390 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/606390 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1930953002 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 02, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:50.0.2661.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:50.0.2661.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/606390 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/606390 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://codereview.chromium.org/1930953002 No Types Assigned https://codereview.chromium.org/1930953002 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation La función ToV8Value en content/child/v8_value_converter_impl.cc en los vínculos V8 en Google Chrome en versiones anteriores a 51.0.2704.63 no restringe adecuadamente el uso de captadores y definidores, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación del sistema (uso después de liberación de memoria) o posiblmente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de un código JavaScript manipulado. Added Translation La función ToV8Value en content/child/v8_value_converter_impl.cc en los vínculos V8 en Google Chrome en versiones anteriores a 51.0.2704.63 no restringe adecuadamente el uso de captadores y definidores, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación del sistema (uso después de liberación de memoria) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de un código JavaScript manipulado. -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:50.0.2661.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1679 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1679
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.27 }} 0.18%
score
0.88518
percentile