CVE-2016-1669 (GCVE-0-2016-1669)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-14 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:02
VLAI
Summary
The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine when to expand certain memory allocations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
Chrome CNA under the Google root
CNA scorecard E 43/100 over 3417 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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Date Public
2016-05-11 00:00
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