Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability
CVE-2016-5198
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:34.70%
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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-787 ↗CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | all | |
| linux | linux_kernel | all |
| android | all | |
| apple | macos | all |
| microsoft | windows | all |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 |
| 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 | 2016-05-31T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2017-01-19T05:43:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-11-01 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:55:46 |
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