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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-5177

Use-after-free vulnerability in V8 in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.143 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.26%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in V8 in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.143 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.26% probability · 68th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
google/chrome · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux server supplementary · redhat/enterprise linux workstation supplementary · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.