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CVE-2016-5198
Published: Jan 19, 2017
Modified: Oct 21, 2025
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | 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 | affected 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 |
References
https://crbug.com/659475
x_refsource_CONFIRM
94079
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1037224
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
RHSA-2016:2672
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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