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CVE-2016-1663

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-05-14 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The SerializedScriptValue::transferArrayBuffers function in WebKit/Source/bindings/core/v8/SerializedScriptValue.cpp in the V8 bindings in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, mishandles certain array-buffer data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: through 50.0.2661.87
• Opensuse: 13.1
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus: 6.7z
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary: 6.0

References

• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00002.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0707.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3564
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1
• https://codereview.chromium.org/1904913002/
• https://crbug.com/603987
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02

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