CVE-2016-5198 (GCVE-0-2016-5198)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-19 05:43 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55
VLAI CISA KEV
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • incorrect compiler optimisations
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/sta… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a 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 Affected: 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
Date Public
2016-11-01 00:00
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: ea34a231-b4af-41e8-b8a4-2195ae0adeb9

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-5198

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-06-08 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-06-08
Asserted: 2022-06-08
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability | Affected: Google / Chromium V8 | Description: Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to perform read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-06-22 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5198
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-125 CWE-787
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Chromium V8
Due Date 2022-06-22
Date Added 2022-06-08
Vendorproject Google
Vulnerabilityname Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:27 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
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