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CVE-2016-5172

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Date: September 25, 2016

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.

Language: Unix

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Related Resources (11)

https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
https://codereview.chromium.org/2077283004
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5172
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
https://crbug.com/616386
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-5172

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CWE-200

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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