Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-5172

Title: Nodejs Node.Js Information Disclosure

Information Disclosure

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-5172.

CWE Category CWE-200
Published Date Sep 25, 2016
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.13%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-5172: 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.

Impacted Vendors

N
nodejs 1
J
joyent 1
T
techland 1
G
google 1

Reference Links

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826 https://codereview.chromium.org/2077283004 https://crbug.com/616386 https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826 https://codereview.chromium.org/2077283004 https://crbug.com/616386 https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-5172 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.