Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

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• cpe canonical/ubuntu linux14.04
• cpe canonical/ubuntu linux15.10
• cpe canonical/ubuntu linux16.04
• cpe debian/debian linux8.0
• cpe debian/debian linux9.0
• cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
• cpe opensuse/leap42.1
• cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop6.0
• cpe suse/package hubversion unspecified
• vendor Google Chromium V8version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2016-1646

• Recommended remediation

  Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Jun 22, 2022.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Mar 29, 2016 · Catalog

   Detected

   Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly have another unspecified impact via crafted JavaScript code. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

2. Jun 8, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. Jun 22, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly have another unspecified impact via crafted JavaScript code. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-1646

  Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly have another unspecified impact via crafted JavaScript code. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-1646

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-1646

  30-day exploitation probability 48.1%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-1646

  The Array.prototype.concat implementation in builtins.cc in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, does not properly consider element data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other

  nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-1646

  Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly have another unspecified impact via crafted JavaScript code. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium,

  vulncheck.com

References

• Release Notes · googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
• Mailing List · lists.opensuse.org
• Mailing List · lists.opensuse.org
• Mailing List · lists.opensuse.org
• Third Party Advisory · rhn.redhat.com
• Mailing List · debian.org
• Broken Link · securitytracker.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · citizenlab.ca
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · trendmicro.com

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.