CVE-2016-9651
A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to...
A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
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
A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2016-9651- 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
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2016-9651- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10452 No score
A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10452- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wp7w-fjvj-wrv2
A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to...
A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
GHSA-wp7w-fjvj-wrv2- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:2919
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2016:2919- 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-2016-9651
A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9651- 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
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OSVMGASA-2016-0419 No score
Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities
Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 54 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-5203, CVE-2016-5204, CVE-2016-5205, CVE-2016-5206, CVE-2016-5207, CVE-2016-5208, CVE-2016-5209, CVE-2016-5210, CVE-2016-5211, CVE-2016-5212, CVE-2016-5213, CVE-2016-5214, CVE-2016-5215, CVE-2016-5216, CVE-2016-5217, CVE-2016-5218, CVE-2016-5219, CVE-2016-5220, CVE-2016-5221, CVE-2016-5222, CVE-2016-5223, CVE-2016-5224, CVE-2016-5225, CVE-2016-5226, CVE-2016-9650, CVE-2016-9651, CVE-2016-9652)
- Record
MGASA-2016-0419- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2017:0563-1 No score
Security update for Chromium
This update to Chromium 55.0.2883.75 fixes the following vulnerabilities:
- CVE-2016-9651: Private property access in V8
- CVE-2016-5208: Universal XSS in Blink
- CVE-2016-5207: Universal XSS in Blink
- CVE-2016-5206: Same-origin bypass in PDFium
- CVE-2016-5205: Universal XSS in Blink
- CVE-2016-5204: Universal XSS in Blink
- CVE-2016-5209: Out of bounds write in Blink
- CVE-2016-5203: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2016-5210: Out of bounds write in PDFium
- CVE-2016-5212: Local file disclosure in DevTools
- CVE-2016-5211: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2016-5213: Use after free in V8
- CVE-2016-5214: File download protection bypass
- CVE-2016-5216: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2016-5215: Use after free in Webaudio
- CVE-2016-5217: Use of unvalidated data in PDFium
- CVE-2016-5218: Address spoofing in Omnibox
- CVE-2016-5219: Use after free in V8
- CVE-2016-5221: Integer overflow in ANGLE
- CVE-2016-5220: Local file access in PDFium
- CVE-2016-5222: Address spoofing in Omnibox
- CVE-2016-9650: CSP Referrer disclosure
- CVE-2016-5223: Integer overflow in PDFium
- CVE-2016-5226: Limited XSS in Blink
- CVE-2016-5225: CSP bypass in Blink
- CVE-2016-5224: Same-origin bypass in SVG
- CVE-2016-9652: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
The default bookmarks override was removed.
The following packaging changes are included:
- Switch to system libraries: harfbuzz, zlib, ffmpeg, where available.
- Chromium now requires harfbuzz >= 1.3.0
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2017:0563-1- 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-3153-1 No score
oxide-qt vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, spoof the webview URL, bypass same origin restrictions, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5204, CVE-2016-5205, CVE-2016-5207, CVE-2016-5208, CVE-2016-5209, CVE-2016-5212, CVE-2016-5215, CVE-2016-5222, CVE-2016-5224, CVE-2016-5225, CVE-2016-5226, CVE-2016-9650, CVE-2016-9652)
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5213, CVE-2016-5219, CVE-2016-9651)
An integer 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. (CVE-2016-5221)
- Record
USN-3153-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserDebian:8 From an advisory covering 46 CVEs |
before 55.0.2883.75-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions 41.0.2272.118-142.0.2311.135-142.0.2311.135-1~deb8u142.0.2311.135-242.0.2311.90-1 Show 45 moreShow less42.0.2311.90-1~deb8u142.0.2311.90-243.0.2357.124-143.0.2357.124-243.0.2357.124-343.0.2357.130-143.0.2357.65-143.0.2357.65-1~deb8u143.0.2357.81-144.0.2403.107-144.0.2403.107-244.0.2403.157-144.0.2403.89-144.0.2403.89-1~deb8u145.0.2454.101-145.0.2454.85-145.0.2454.85-1~deb8u146.0.2490.13-146.0.2490.71-146.0.2490.71-1~deb8u147.0.2526.111-147.0.2526.16-147.0.2526.73-147.0.2526.73-1~deb8u147.0.2526.80-147.0.2526.80-1~deb8u147.0.2526.80-247.0.2526.80-348.0.2564.116-148.0.2564.116-1~deb8u148.0.2564.23-148.0.2564.82-148.0.2564.82-1~deb8u148.0.2564.82-249.0.2623.108-149.0.2623.108-1~deb8u149.0.2623.108-249.0.2623.75-149.0.2623.75-1~deb8u149.0.2623.75-249.0.2623.87-149.0.2623.87-1~deb8u150.0.2661.75-150.0.2661.75-1~deb8u150.0.2661.75-2 |
55.0.2883.75-1~deb8u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:5 From an advisory covering 27 CVEs |
before 55.0.2883.87-1.mga5 | 55.0.2883.87-1.mga5 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 27 CVEs |
before 0:55.0.2883.75-1.el6 | 0:55.0.2883.75-1.el6 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 27 CVEs |
before 0:55.0.2883.75-1.el6 | 0:55.0.2883.75-1.el6 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172, 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 24 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~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.107643.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.108943.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109244.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109545.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109745.0.2454.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109947.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110647.0.2526.106-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110748.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110848.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111149.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.112152.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.113453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.114253.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1145 |
58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.19.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 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 33 moreShow less1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.13.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.14.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
1.19.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1263, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229 Show 7 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1257 |
55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1263 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 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 14 moreShow less1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu11.14.7-0ubuntu11.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
1.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
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 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
oxide-qtUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 17 CVEs |
before 1.19.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 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 33 moreShow less1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.13.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.14.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
1.19.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 17 CVEs |
before 1.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 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 14 moreShow less1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu11.14.7-0ubuntu11.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
1.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 27 CVEs |
before 55.0.2883.75-2.1 | 55.0.2883.75-2.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 719 CVEs |
before 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Google Chrome - V8 Private Property Arbitrary Code Execution | 2017-06-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-9651 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published December 6, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.2%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
securityfocus.com/bid/94633
crbug.com/664411
exploit-db.com/exploits/42175
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9651
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp7w-fjvj-wrv2
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0419.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19886
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2919
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400850
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_2919.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5203
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9651
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/IOM3J2HPT4XSGXITE6DSNQRVKV6CULMT
bugzilla.suse.com/1013236
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5203
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