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Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1665 Information leak in V8

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Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1665 Information leak in V8

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/14/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/19/2016
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

The JSGenericLowering class in compiler/js-generic-lowering.cc in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, mishandles comparison operators, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via crafted JavaScript code.

Solution(s)

  • google-chrome-upgrade-latest

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