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.
References
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| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://crbug.com/659475 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://crbug.com/659475 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-5198 |
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Information
Published : 2017-01-19 05:59
Updated : 2025-10-22 00:15
NVD link : CVE-2016-5198
Mitre link : CVE-2016-5198
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5198
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Products Affected
- android
- chrome
apple
- macos
redhat
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_server
microsoft
- windows
linux
- linux_kernel
