CVE-2016-5198

V

8 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
First Time Redhat enterprise Linux Server
Microsoft
Apple macos
Redhat enterprise Linux Desktop
Redhat
Apple
Linux
Microsoft windows
Redhat enterprise Linux Workstation
Google android
Linux linux Kernel
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write