9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-2051
Google V8 Denial of Service RCE
Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.8.271.17, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 25, 2016, 11:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2051 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_supplementary
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary
1 Google chrome

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2051 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2051 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81431
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034801
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2877-1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2877-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034801 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81431 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81431
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034801
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2877-1
  • 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]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034801 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2877-1 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:47.0.2526.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:47.0.2526.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus:6.7.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81431 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81431 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81431 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:47.0.2526.106:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:47.0.2526.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Removed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:47.0.2526.106:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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:L/I:L/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2051 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-2016-2051 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.27 }} -0.51%

score

0.64046

percentile

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