Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5172
CVE-2016-5172
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826nvd
- codereview.chromium.org/2077283004nvd
- crbug.com/616386nvd
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09nvd
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