CVE-2016-5172 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5172?

CVE-2016-5172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Sep 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5172?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Nodejs Node.js.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5172?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9g2q-xpx4-5592, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5172.