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CVE-2016-5198

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 19, 2017 at 05:43 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:48 AM UTC
5 products affected across 2 vendorsChromeEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 34%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score34.2%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 34.2% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to perform read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jun 8, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 22, 2022
1592 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5198

Description

V8 in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.90 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.85 for Android, and 54.0.2840.87 for Windows and Mac included incorrect optimisation assumptions, which allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Chrome· Googlenpm
95%
v < 54.0.2840.85v < 54.0.2840.87v < 54.0.2840.90
Affected range stops below 54.0.2840.85, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 54.0.2840.87, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 54.0.2840.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · google-android (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
Enterprise Linux Desktop· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.0
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.0
Enterprise Linux Workstation· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.0
Android· Googledevice
80%
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://crbug.com/659475
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-5198

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125CWE-787

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