VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-5170

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.12%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

WebKit/Source/bindings/modules/v8/V8BindingForModules.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113, does not properly consider getter side effects during array key conversion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Indexed Database (aka IndexedDB) API calls.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-416: Use After Free

Primary references