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CVE-2016-2051: Google Chrome: Denial of service
CVE-2016-2051 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and affects Google Chrome, along with 4 other products in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.8.271.17, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Affected products
- Google Chrome: up to and including 47.0.2526.111
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary: 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary: 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus: 6.7.z
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary: 6.0