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CVE-2016-5198 — Actively Exploited: Chromium V8 (Google)

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to perform read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, M

CVE IDCVE-2016-5198
VendorGoogle
ProductChromium V8
Vulnerability nameGoogle Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability
Date added2022-06-08
Remediation due2022-06-22
Known ransomware useUnknown
Required actionApply updates per vendor instructions.
DescriptionGoogle Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to perform read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
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