CVE-2016-1646

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: March 29, 2016 Modified: October 22, 2025
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Description

The Array.prototype.concat implementation in builtins.cc in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, does not properly consider element data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update_24.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00000.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00001.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00039.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0525.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3531
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035423
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2955-1
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=594574
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Exploit Issue Tracking Mailing List
https://codereview.chromium.org/1804963002/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update_24.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00039.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0525.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3531
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2955-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=594574
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Mailing List
https://codereview.chromium.org/1804963002/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1646
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

23 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
65.1%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-06-22

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125 CWE-125

Affected Vendors

suse redhat canonical debian google opensuse

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