Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
CVE-2016-1646
The Array.prototype.concat implementation in builtins.cc in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, does not properly consider element data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:48.11%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-125 ↗CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0, 9.0 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04, 15.10, 16.04 |
| chrome | all | |
| suse | package_hub | all |
| opensuse | leap | 42.1 |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 6.7 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Chrome · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2016-01-12T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2016-03-29T10:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-03-24 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:55:54 |
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