CVE-2016-5198
Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Chromium V8, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jun 22, 2022.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Affected versions | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 54.0.2840.90; < 54.0.2840.85; < 54.0.2840.87 | 54.0.2840.90; 54.0.2840.85; 54.0.2840.87 | NVD | |
| Chromium V8 | — | — | KEV |
Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2016-5198 scored CVSS 8.8: Google Chromium V8, Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Chromium V8 systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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