8.8high
CVE-2016-5198KEVin critical feed
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…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2022-06-08
EPSS
34.2%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Due date
- 2022-06-22 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor / product
- Google / Chromium V8
- CISA name
- Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Active — exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
34.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a 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
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
- Technology feeds
- Google Chrome (RSS, critical only)
References
- crbug.com /659475 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94079 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037224 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- chromereleases.googleblog.com /2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-5198 · government-resource
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-5198
- NVD: CVE-2016-5198
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