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CVE-2016-5198

HIGH ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITED
DETAIL
SourceCISA-KEV · kev Published2022-06-08 Referencehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5198 ↗
⚡ RCE ⌖ EXPLOITED IN THE WILD SHAME 65/100 rceexploited-in-wild

A Chromium V8 out-of-bounds memory vulnerability enabled remote code execution in multiple browsers, including those used within the DIB, and was actively exploited in the wild.

▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION  Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.

DESCRIPTION

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to perform read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

AFFECTED FEDRAMP PRODUCTS · 2
PRODUCTSTATUS
Google Services (Google Cloud Platform Products and underlying Infrastructure)
Google
Authorized
Google Workspace
Google
Authorized