JavaScriptCore in WebKit allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds…
Priority LOW 27CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
JavaScriptCore in WebKit allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted Javascript file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0127 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9642
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v9jj-hfg8-mx43
References
More Webkit vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07847 The regex code in Webkit 2.4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-01691 Off-by-one error in the WebSocketHandshake::readServerHandshake function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-03730 WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-05754 xml/XMLHttpRequest.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r38566 does not properly restrict… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2016-9642 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9642 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v9jj-hfg8-mx43 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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