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Vulnerability details: VCID-q8bh-zcj7-aaaq
Vulnerability ID VCID-q8bh-zcj7-aaaq
Aliases CVE-2016-5172
Summary The parser in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113, mishandles scopes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from arbitrary memory locations via crafted JavaScript code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
System Score Found at
generic_textual Medium http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-5172.html
rhas Important https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1905
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rhbs medium https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375865
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5170
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5171
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5172
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5173
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5174
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5175
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5176
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7395
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7549
generic_textual Medium https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
cvssv3 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-109
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3091-1
Reference id Reference type URL
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-5172.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-5172.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5172
https://codereview.chromium.org/2077283004
https://crbug.com/616386
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5170
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5171
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5172
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5173
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5174
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5175
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5176
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7395
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7549
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3091-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826
1375865 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375865
ASA-201612-18 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-18
AVG-109 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-109
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-5172 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
RHSA-2016:1905 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1905
USN-3091-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3091-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-5172.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.62838
EPSS Score 0.00491
Published At March 28, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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