CVE-2016-1669 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-1669

The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47,...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

debian linux, chrome, opensuse, v8, node.js, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
8.0, 0, 13.1, 0.10.0, 0.12.0, 4.0.0, 4.2.0, 5.0.0, 6.0.0, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04

Timeline

Official Publish: May 14th, 2016
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.