CVE - CVE-2016-5172

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-5172	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The parser in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113, mishandles scopes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from arbitrary memory locations via crafted JavaScript code.
References
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BID:92942 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942 CONFIRM:https://codereview.chromium.org/2077283004 CONFIRM:https://crbug.com/616386 CONFIRM:https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html DEBIAN:DSA-3667 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667 GENTOO:GLSA-201610-09 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1905 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html SECTRACK:1036826 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826
Assigning CNA
Chrome
Date Record Created
20160531	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160531)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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