Kaspersky ID:
KLA10951
Detect Date:
01/19/2017
Updated:
01/28/2026

Description

Incorrect optimisation assumptions in V8 engine were found in Google Chrome. By exploiting this vulnerability malicious users can perform arbitrary read/write operations and execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely via a specially designed HTML page.

Original advisories

Exploitation

Public exploits exist for this vulnerability.

Related products

CVE list

  • CVE-2016-5198
    critical

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