chromium-browser: bad cast in V8
Published Jan 25, 2016
7.6
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.13%
Description
The LoadIC::UpdateCaches function in ic/ic.cc in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not ensure receiver compatibility before performing a cast of an unspecified variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:48.0.2564.82-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0072
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:48.0.2564.82-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0072 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01131) | 65.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01131) | 62.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01605) | 80.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.21% (0.07206) | 94.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 7.21% (0.07206) | 93.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 7.01% (0.07008) | 93.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2023 | 6.50% (0.06498) | 92.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.69% (0.04694) | 91.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00035.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00046.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81431 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034801 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2877-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1612 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300988 Issue Tracking
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/cfbd16172fa165cc33ce0e2e72f74e5561168a61 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=497632 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1531583005 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1612
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1612
Change history (0)
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