CVE-2016-5198 (GCVE-0-2016-5198)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-19 05:43 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55
VLAI CISA KEVIntel
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • incorrect compiler optimisations
  • CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a 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
Date Public
2016-11-01 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: ea34a231-b4af-41e8-b8a4-2195ae0adeb9

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-5198

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-06-08 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-06-08
Asserted: 2022-06-08
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability | Affected: Google / Chromium V8 | 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. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-06-22 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5198
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-125 CWE-787
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Chromium V8
Due Date 2022-06-22
Date Added 2022-06-08
Vendorproject Google
Vulnerabilityname Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:27 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
KEVIntel
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 467b73ff-70ae-4782-8a82-5eb99f5221e1

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-5198

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-06-08 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-06-08
Asserted: 2022-06-08
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: 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... | Affected: Google / 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 | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title 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...
Vendor Google
Product 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
Added Date 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 8.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:05 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 14:05 UTC
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