8.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2016-1669

Published: 14/05/2016 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 829
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 prior to 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome prior to 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine when to expand certain memory allocations, which allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

Vulnerability Trend

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debian debian linux 8.0

google chrome

opensuse opensuse 13.1

google v8

nodejs node.js

canonical ubuntu linux 15.10

canonical ubuntu linux 14.04

canonical ubuntu linux 16.04

Vendor Advisories

Several security issues were fixed in Oxide ...
Synopsis Important: rh-nodejs4-nodejs and rh-nodejs4-http-parser security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for rh-nodejs4-nodejs and rh-nodejs4-http-parser is now available for Red Hat Software CollectionsRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security i ...
Synopsis Moderate: v8 security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 100 (Newton)Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score ...
Synopsis Moderate: v8 security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 70 (Kilo) for RHEL 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerability Scoring ...
Synopsis Moderate: v8 security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 80 (Liberty)Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score ...
Synopsis Important: Satellite 63 security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update is now available for Red Hat SatelliteRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) ...
Synopsis Moderate: v8 security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 90 (Mitaka)Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, ...

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