6.5med
CVE-2016-5172
The parser in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113, mishandles scopes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitiv…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The parser in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113, mishandles scopes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from arbitrary memory locations via crafted JavaScript code.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- Technology feeds
- Node.js (RSS, critical only) · Google Chrome (RSS, critical only)
References
- crbug.com /616386 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3667 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1036826 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/92942 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com /2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- codereview.chromium.org /2077283004 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201610-09 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-5172
- NVD: CVE-2016-5172
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