Medium severity · published Sep 25, 2016
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 sensitive information from arbitrary memory…
6.5
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
through 53.0.2785.101 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
6.0.0 through 6.8.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5172
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826
codereview.chromium.org
https://codereview.chromium.org/2077283004
crbug.com
https://crbug.com/616386
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