Information disclosure in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1677
uri.js in Google V8 before 5.1.281.26, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, uses an incorrect array type, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by calling the decodeURI function and leveraging "type confusion."
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Google V8
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- crbug.com/602970
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876 (vdb-entry)
- codereview.chromium.org/1936083002
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590 (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1677?
- CVE-2016-1677 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1677?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1677 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.