CVE-2016-5198
high · 8.8Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Added 2022-06-08Remediation due 2022-06-22
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.
8.8
CVSS
34.2%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2017-01-19
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-787
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 54.0.2840.90 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | all versions |
| chrome | < 54.0.2840.85 | |
| android | all versions | |
| chrome | < 54.0.2840.87 | |
| apple | macos | all versions |
| microsoft | windows | all versions |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/659475
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/659475
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-5198
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2016-5198