CVE-2016-1669

highpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

4.23% (91st) EPSS

CVSS 9.3 · high

Is it mine?

30 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The 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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedv8-1:3.14.5.10-19.el7ost.src as a component of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0879
Fixedv8-1:3.14.5.10-19.el7ost.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0879
Fixedv8-debuginfo-1:3.14.5.10-19.el7ost.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0879

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.1–9.3

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v2.09.3criticalAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Csecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v2.05.1mediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

v3.05.6mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USprimaryCWE-119USCWE-190US

affected products (30)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Dell Secure Connect Gateway <5.36.00.16all versionscert_bundDE
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS 6.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS v.7.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation v.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7
Dell Secure Connect Gateway< 5.36.00.16cert_bundDE
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Google Inc Google Chrome≤ 50.0.2661.102fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Google v8≤ 5.0.71.47fstec_bduRU
canonical ubuntu linux= 14.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu linux= 15.10nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu linux= 16.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian linux= 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome≤ 50.0.2661.87nvdUScpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google v8≤ 5.0.71nvdUScpe:2.3:a:google:v8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2017:0879Red Hat Security Advisory: v8 security update2017-04-05csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
WID-SEC-W-2026-3114Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2017-01-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server und Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder falsche Informationen darzustellen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-05-14modified 2026-06-17

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references (66)

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