CVE-2016-5129 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Google V8 versions prior to 5.2.361.32, impacting Google Chrome before version 52.0.2743.82. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts through specially crafted JavaScript code. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
51.0.2704.106CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:51.0.2704.106:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.2.360CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:v8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.