CVE-2016-5198

Google Chromium V8: Out-of-Bounds Memory

As of , CVE-2016-5198 in Google Chromium V8 is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 8 June 2022
US federal deadline
22 June 202214 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.34Higher than 98% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.05 on 8 June 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

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.

CISA's 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.

The CVE record's description, from Chrome

CVE published
19 January 2017
Assigned by
Chrome
CVSS
8.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Chromium V8: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2018-17463Remote Code ExecutionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.85; verified Exploit-DB entry0.85
CVE-2019-5825Out-of-Bounds WriteGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.56; verified Exploit-DB entry0.56
CVE-2020-6418Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.79; verified Exploit-DB entry0.79
CVE-2021-21220Improper Input ValidationGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.700.70
CVE-2018-6065Integer OverflowGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.60; verified Exploit-DB entry0.60
CVE-2021-21224Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.840.84
CVE-2021-30551Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.650.65
CVE-2021-30632Out-of-Bounds WriteGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.630.63
CVE-2026-85046Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch soon0.49
CVE-2023-4762Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch soon0.41

All 41 entries for Chromium V8

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