High severity7.6NVD Advisory· Published Jan 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1612
CVE-2016-1612
Description
The LoadIC::UpdateCaches function in ic/ic.cc in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not ensure receiver compatibility before performing a cast of an unspecified variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
13- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00035.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00036.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00046.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/81431nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034801nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2877-1nvd
- chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/cfbd16172fa165cc33ce0e2e72f74e5561168a61nvd
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
- codereview.chromium.org/1531583005nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09nvd
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