CVE-2016-5172 is a medium-severity information disclosure vulnerability affecting Google Chrome before version 53.0.2785.113, as well as various Debian and Node.js products utilizing the vulnerable V8 parser. The flaw allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from arbitrary memory locations by exploiting how the parser mishandles scopes when processing crafted JavaScript code. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a high impact on confidentiality with low attack complexity and no authentication required, though user interaction is necessary. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 53.0.2785.101CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, <= 6.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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