Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1653
The LoadBuffer implementation in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75, mishandles data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that triggers an out-of-bounds write operation, related to compiler/pipeline.cc and compiler/simplified-lowering.cc.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/589792
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2955-1 (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/1740123002
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1653?
- CVE-2016-1653 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1653?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1653 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.