Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1679
The ToV8Value function in content/child/v8_value_converter_impl.cc in the V8 bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not properly restrict use of getters and setters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (u…
EPSS: 0.014 (80.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0
- Suse Linux_enterprise — versions 12.0
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- 90876 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1496 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- 1035981 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- DSA-3590 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- USN-2992-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1430 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- RHSA-2016:1190 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1679?
- CVE-2016-1679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1679?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.