CVE-2016-1669

Summary

CVECVE-2016-1669
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-14 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:30:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine when to expand certain memory allocations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Application Google V8 All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-2960-1: Oxide vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1319-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1834-1: moderate: Security update for nodejs SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Red Hat Customer Portal access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal rhn.redhat.com
HPE Support document - HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1655-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-02) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Google Chrome Prior to 50.0.2661.102 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal access.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1304-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Issue 1945313002: Version 5.0.71.47 (cherry-pick) - Code Review CONFIRM codereview.chromium.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: v8-3.14.5.10-25.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3590-1 chromium-browser www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
606115 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail crbug.com
Red Hat Customer Portal rhn.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: v8-3.14.5.10-25.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Lets Remote Users Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, Traverse the Directory, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: v8-3.14.5.10-25.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: v8-3.14.5.10-25.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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