CVE-2016-1653 (High) detected in v8android-10.0.0_r30

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CVE-2016-1653 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - v8android-10.0.0_r30

Library home page: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/v8

Found in HEAD commit: 0c279941bb2ee93b6a9abcd0e2fe13e58b1a7708

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/src/compiler/pipeline.cc

Vulnerability Details

The LoadBuffer implementation in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75, mishandles data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that triggers an out-of-bounds write operation, related to compiler/pipeline.cc and compiler/simplified-lowering.cc.

Publish Date: 2016-04-18

URL: CVE-2016-1653

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1653

Release Date: 2016-04-18

Fix Resolution: 50.0.2661.75

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