{"id":"CVE-2016-1669","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-1669","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T00:17:37.374Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2016-05-14T21:59:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:42:23.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["debian/debian linux","google/chrome","opensuse/opensuse","google/v8","nodejs/node.js","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.04227,"percentile":0.9094,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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 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BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}