RCE in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-9651
A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
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: 0.112 (95.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.112 · newest: 0.112 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633 (vdb-entry)
- crbug.com/664411
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42175/ (exploit)
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9651?
- CVE-2016-9651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9651?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9651 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.