MEDIUM
chromium-browser: arbitrary memory read in v8
Published Sep 25, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.86%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 3
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:53.0.2785.113-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1905
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:53.0.2785.113-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1905 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
6.5 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.86% 0.01860
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01860
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01860) | 78.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01834) | 76.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01502) | 80.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 62.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.70% (0.06702) | 85.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 63.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00922) | 83.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00922) | 83.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00922) | 81.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00297) | 64.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5172 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375865 Issue Tracking
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2077283004 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://crbug.com/616386 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5172
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5172 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375865 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://codereview.chromium.org/2077283004 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://crbug.com/616386 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5172 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Sep 25, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 31, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5172
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a