CVE-2016-5198

Summary

CVE	CVE-2016-5198
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	Chrome
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2017-01-19 05:59:00 UTC
Updated	2026-04-21 17:51:16 UTC
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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.347030000 probability, percentile 0.982500000 (date 2026-07-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-08; due 2022-06-22; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-787 | incorrect compiler optimisations | CWE-787 CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	8.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
3.1	ADP	DECLARED	8.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
3.1	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	Secondary	8.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	6.8		`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor	Google
Product	Chromium V8
Name	Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability
Required Action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5198

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Google	Chrome	All	All	All	All
Operating System	Linux	Linux Kernel	-	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	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	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Red Hat Customer Portal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	rhn.redhat.com	Third Party Advisory
659475 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	crbug.com	Exploit, Issue Tracking
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	chromereleases.googleblog.com	Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	www.cisa.gov	US Government Resource
Google V8 CVE-2016-5198 Unspecified Security Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Google Chrome Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Error in V8 Engine Has Unspecified Impact - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog	CISA	www.cisa.gov	kev

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

Additional Advisory Data

Source	Time	Event
ADP	2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z	CVE-2016-5198 added to CISA KEV

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.