CVE-2016-1646: Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
High · CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 48.1%, 99th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: Chrome
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Google: Chromium V8
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update_24.html (opens in new tab)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00000.html (opens in new tab)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00001.html (opens in new tab)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00039.html (opens in new tab)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0525.html (opens in new tab)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail (opens in new tab)
- codereview.chromium.org/1804963002/ (opens in new tab)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 (opens in new tab)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3531 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035423 (opens in new tab)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2955-1 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)