CVE-2016-5198 (GCVE-0-2016-5198)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-01-19 05:43
Modified
2025-10-21 23:55
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- incorrect compiler optimisations
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
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| n/a | 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 |
Version: 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 |
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2022-06-08
Due date: 2022-06-22
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5198
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