CVE-2016-5170 (GCVE-0-2016-5170)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-25 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:53
VLAI
Summary
WebKit/Source/bindings/modules/v8/V8BindingForModules.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113, does not properly consider getter side effects during array key conversion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Indexed Database (aka IndexedDB) API calls.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://crbug.com/641101 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://codereview.chromium.org/2332003002 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2016-09-13 00:00
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      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2016-5170",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2016-5170.json",
      "version": "12"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



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