CVE-2016-5129 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via crafted JavaScript exploiting memory corruption in V8.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5129?
CVE-2016-5129 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 23 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Google V8 before 5.2.361.32, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, does not properly process left-trimmed objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5129?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Google V8.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5129?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-5129 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5129 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-5129, GHSA-2c2c-vqcm-ccr6, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5129.