CVE-2016-5198

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: January 19, 2017 Modified: October 22, 2025
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Description

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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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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/659475
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Exploit Issue Tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/659475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-5198
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

11 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
77.9%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-06-22

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125 CWE-787 CWE-787

Affected Vendors

linux apple microsoft redhat google

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