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CVE-2016-1669 json

The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine…

published 2016-05-14 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2764

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.3%
EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine when to expand certain memory allocations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

Patch / fix

  • nodejs node.js 0.10.46, 0.12.15, 4.4.6, 5.12.0
  • nodejs Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.4.6~dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1669

  • oxide-qt Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • oxide-qt Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1669

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kobo satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 0.5.1-1.el7sat
  • pulp satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 2.13.4.6-1.el7sat
  • hiera satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 1.3.1-2.el7sat
  • foreman satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 1.15.6.34-1.el7sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 3.4.5-15.el7sat
  • pulp-rpm satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 2.13.4.8-1.el7sat
  • candlepin satellite 6.3 2.1.14-1.el7
  • satellite satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 6.3.0-23.0.el7sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0336RHSA-2017:0002RHSA-2017:0882RHSA-2017:0880RHSA-2017:0879RHSA-2017:0881

  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 55.0.2883.75-3.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-1669 updated cvss 5.6

V8: integer overflow leading to buffer overflow in Zone::New

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) v8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) v8 Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 v8, nodejs010-nodejs Red Hat Software Collections v8314-v8, nodejs010-nodejs Red Hat Storage Console 2 v8 Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager v8
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 50.0.2661.102-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1080
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 v8 3.14.5.10-19.el7ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0881
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 50.0.2661.102-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 50.0.2661.102-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1080
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) v8 3.14.5.10-19.el7ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0879
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 v8 3.14.5.10-19.el7ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0880
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 v8 3.14.5.10-19.el7ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0882
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.3 kobo 0.5.1-1.el7sat, hiera 1.3.1-2.el7sat, candlepin 2.1.14-1.el7, pulp 2.13.4.6-1.el7sat, katello 3.4.5-15.el7sat, foreman 1.15.6.34-1.el7sat, +103 more Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.3 kobo 0.5.1-1.el7sat, hiera 1.3.1-2.el7sat, pulp 2.13.4.6-1.el7sat, katello 3.4.5-15.el7sat, foreman 1.15.6.34-1.el7sat, pulp-docker 2.4.1-2.el7sat, +64 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0336
show 2 more
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-nodejs4-nodejs 4.6.2-4.el6, rh-nodejs4-http-parser 2.7.0-2.el6 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs4-nodejs 4.6.2-4.el7, rh-nodejs4-http-parser 2.7.0-2.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-nodejs4-nodejs 4.6.2-4.el6, rh-nodejs4-http-parser 2.7.0-2.el6 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) rh-nodejs4-nodejs 4.6.2-4.el7, rh-nodejs4-http-parser 2.7.0-2.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-nodejs4-nodejs 4.6.2-4.el7, rh-nodejs4-http-parser 2.7.0-2.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-nodejs4-nodejs 4.6.2-4.el7, rh-nodejs4-http-parser 2.7.0-2.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-nodejs4-nodejs 4.6.2-4.el6, rh-nodejs4-http-parser 2.7.0-2.el6 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs4-nodejs 4.6.2-4.el7, rh-nodejs4-http-parser 2.7.0-2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0002
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 v8, nodejs, v8-python Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) v8
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

4.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.