CVE-2016-3679
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.33, as used in Google Chrome...
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.33, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.33, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-3679- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.33, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-3679- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4703 No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.33, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4703- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qx7q-p6mr-vrqp
8.8
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.33, as used in Google Chrome...
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.33, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-qx7q-p6mr-vrqp- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.33, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-3679- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3679
8.8
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.33, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3679- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 No score
chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2955-1 No score
oxide-qt vulnerabilities
A use-after-free was discovered when responding synchronously to permission requests. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2016-1578)
An out-of-bounds read was discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash. (CVE-2016-1646)
A use-after-free was discovered in the navigation implementation in Chromium in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2016-1647)
A buffer overflow was discovered in ANGLE. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2016-1649)
An out-of-bounds write was discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the sandboxed renderer process. (CVE-2016-1653)
An invalid read was discovered in the media subsystem in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash. (CVE-2016-1654)
It was discovered that frame removal during callback execution could trigger a use-after-free in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the sandboxed renderer process. (CVE-2016-1655)
Multiple security issues were discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2016-1659)
Multiple security issues were discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via renderer crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the sandboxed render process. (CVE-2016-3679)
- Record
USN-2955-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 |
before 0:49.0.2623.108-1.el6 | 0:49.0.2623.108-1.el6 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 |
before 0:49.0.2623.108-1.el6 | 0:49.0.2623.108-1.el6 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1113, plus listed versions 29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu231.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.132.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.133.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.134.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 Show 18 moreShow less36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg102937.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104237.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.107643.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.108943.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109244.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109545.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109745.0.2454.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109947.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110647.0.2526.106-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110748.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110848.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111149.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1112 |
49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1113 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.14.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1 Show 24 moreShow less1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.13.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
1.14.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.122949.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.1232 |
49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.14.7-0ubuntu1, plus listed versions 1.9.5-0ubuntu11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.21.11.3-0ubuntu31.11.4-0ubuntu1 Show 5 moreShow less1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu1 |
1.14.7-0ubuntu1 |
libv8-3.14Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.14.5.8-5ubuntu2 |
None known |
libv8-3.14Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.14.5.8-11ubuntu1 |
None known |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-3679 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published March 29, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 0:49.0.2623.108-1.el6.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0525.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00039.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update_24.html
securitytracker.com/id/1035423
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00001.html
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ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2955-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3679
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qx7q-p6mr-vrqp
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0525
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321811
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321812
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321814
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321815
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321816
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_0525.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1646
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1646
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1646
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1647
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1647
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1647
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1648
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1648
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1648
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1649
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1649
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1649
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1650
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1650
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1650
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3679
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322490
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3679
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3679
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2955-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1578
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1646
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1647
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1649
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1653
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1654
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1655
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1659
launchpad.net/bugs/1561450
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3015
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3016
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3017
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3018
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3019
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3020
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3021
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3022
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3023
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3024
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3025
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3026
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3027
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3031
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3032
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3033
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3034
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3035
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3036
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3037
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3038
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3039
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3040
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3041
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3042
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3043
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3044
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3045
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3046
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3047
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3049
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3050
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3051
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3052
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3053
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3054
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3055
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3056
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3057
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3058
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3059
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3060
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3061
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3062
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3063
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3064
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3065
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3066
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3067
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3068
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3069
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3070
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3071
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3072
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3073
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3074
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3075
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3076
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3077
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3078
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3079
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3080
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3081
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3083
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3084
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3085
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3086
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3087
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3088
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3089
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3090
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3091
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3092
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3093
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3094
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3095
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3096
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3098
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3100
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3101
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3102
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3903
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3904
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3905
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3906
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3907
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3908
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3909
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3910
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3911
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3912
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3914
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3915
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3916
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3917
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3919
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3921
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3922
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3924
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3925
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3926
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3927
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3928
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3953
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3954
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3955
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3956
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3957
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3958
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3959
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3960
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3961
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3962
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3963
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3964
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3965
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3966
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3967
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3968
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3969
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3970
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3971
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3972
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1521
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2807
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2815
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2816
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2817
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2818
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2819
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2820
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2821
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2823
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2825
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2826
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2829
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2830
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2831
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2834
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2842
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2843
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2865
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2866
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2867
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2868
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2869
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2870
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2871
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2872
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2874
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2876
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2877
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2878
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