CVE-2016-5172 Information

Description

The parser in Google V8 as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 mishandles scopes which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from arbitrary memory locations via crafted JavaScript code.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826 https://codereview.chromium.org/2077283004 https://crbug.com/616386 https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.5