CVE-2016-5198

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

22 Oct 2025, 00:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-5198 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-5198', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-5198 -

21 Nov 2024, 02:53

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html - Third Party Advisory () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://crbug.com/659475 - Exploit, Issue Tracking () https://crbug.com/659475 - Exploit, Issue Tracking

28 Jun 2024, 14:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html - () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://crbug.com/659475 - () https://crbug.com/659475 - Exploit, Issue Tracking
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Apple macos
Redhat enterprise Linux Workstation
Redhat enterprise Linux Desktop
Apple
Redhat enterprise Linux Server
Google android
Microsoft windows
Linux linux Kernel
Redhat
Microsoft
Linux

07 Nov 2023, 02:33

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (SECTRACK) http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224 -
References (REDHAT) http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html -
References (BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079 -
References (CONFIRM) https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html - () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html -
References (CONFIRM) https://crbug.com/659475 - () https://crbug.com/659475 -

Information

Published : 2017-01-19 05:59

Updated : 2025-10-22 00:15


NVD link : CVE-2016-5198

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5198

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5198


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Products Affected

google

  • android
  • chrome

microsoft

  • windows

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_workstation
  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_server

linux

  • linux_kernel

apple

  • macos
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write