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Debian: CVE-2016-5172: chromium-browser -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-5172: chromium-browser -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/15/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/15/2016
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-chromium-browser

References

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