CVE-2016-1677

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 7
Modified
Published: 05 Jun 2016, 23:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 23:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
12.63% MEDIUM
13% probability +2.80%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Jun 2016, 23:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 23:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

uri.js in Google V8 before 5.1.281.26, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, uses an incorrect array type, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by calling the decodeURI function and leveraging "type confusion."

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 12.63%• Percentile: 94%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    14.04 | 15.10 | 16.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • Unknown•Chrome

    ≤ 50.0.2661.102

  • google•v8

    ≤ 5.1.281

  • opensuse•leap

    42.1

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.2

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    6.0

  • suse•linux_enterprise

    12.0

References (12)