CVE-2016-1669
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.23% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · google/chrome · opensuse/opensuse · google/v8 · nodejs/node.js · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 4.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00063.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1080.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90584
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035872
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0879
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0880
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0881
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0882
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1945313002
- https://crbug.com/606115
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05347541
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CITS5GIUTNWVSUXMSORIAJJLQBEGL2CK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZPTKXI62OPCJCJGCSFMST4HIBQ27J72W/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00063.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1080.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.