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 locations via crafted JavaScript code.

Score

CVSS 3.1 6.5 Medium

Status

Modified - chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Published

2016-09-25

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Chrome (Google)
• Node.js (Nodejs)

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826
• https://codereview.chromium.org/2077283004
• https://crbug.com/616386
• https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09