CVE-2016-5198
Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerabil - [Actively Exploited]
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 19, 2017, 5:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 28, 2024, 2:19 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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Google 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.
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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-5198 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5198
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-5198
.
URL | Resource |
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://crbug.com/659475 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
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
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vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-5198
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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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 28, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/659475 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/659475 Exploit, Issue Tracking Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 54.0.2840.71 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 54.0.2840.90 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 54.0.2840.85 OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 54.0.2840.87 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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 https://crbug.com/659475 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/659475 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value 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 Added CWE CWE-125 Added CWE CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:54.0.2840.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5198
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5198
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
46.08 }} 42.11%
score
0.97442
percentile