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FreeBSD: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5172): node.js -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5172): node.js -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/25/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/14/2016
Modified
05/03/2019

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)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-chromium
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-chromium-npapi
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-chromium-pulse
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-node

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