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CVE-2016-1653

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1653 describes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the LoadBuffer implementation of Google V8, affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 50.0.2661.75, as well as various Linux distributions. This flaw, rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), can be triggered remotely via crafted JavaScript, potentially leading to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating a degree of awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0257 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 14,852 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: chromium-browser-0:50.0.2661.75-1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-1653Important

chromium-browser: out-of-bounds write in V8

Apr 13, 2016

References

googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html
codereview.chromium.org / 1740123002
crbug.com / 589792
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201605-02
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3549
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2955-1