CVE-2016-1669
The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine when to expand certain memory allocations, which allows
02 Description
The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine when to expand certain memory allocations, which allows
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-05-14 21:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 23:02Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-01-12
- Assigning CNA
- Chrome
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 88a8880b9db8f505fbec2042b1d23e9e530d47ac5ccd0717b12b6845d24900c3
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com90584http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90584
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0880https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0880
- www.securitytracker.com1035872http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035872
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1080http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1080.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1304http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00043.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0881https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0881
- codereview.chromium.orghttps://codereview.chromium.org/1945313002
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0336https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0882https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0882
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1655http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3590http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2960-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-6fd3131c03https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CITS5GIUTNWVSUXMSORIAJJLQBEGL2CK/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-e720bc8451https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZPTKXI62OPCJCJGCSFMST4HIBQ27J72W/
- crbug.comhttps://crbug.com/606115
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05347541
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0879https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0879
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.comhttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1834http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00063.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0002http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1319http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00050.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201605-02https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nodejs Fixed in 4.4.6~dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nodejs Fixed in 4.4.6~dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nodejs Fixed in 4.4.6~dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- chromium-browser Fixed in 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117
- oxide-qt Fixed in 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- chromium-browser Fixed in 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237
- libv8-3.14 No fix yet
- oxide-qt Fixed in 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libv8-3.14 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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