Google · Google V8 · CVE-2016-1653
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Google Chrome versions prior to 50.0.2661.75
Opera (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
The issue is related to the LoadBuffer implementation in Google V8, which mishandles data types. This can be exploited by remote attackers using crafted JavaScript code, potentially leading to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts due to an out-of-bounds write operation. The issue is related to the files compiler/pipeline.cc and compiler/simplified-lowering.cc.
**Recommendations**
For Google Chrome versions prior to 50.0.2661.75, update to version 50.0.2661.75 or later to resolve the issue.
For Opera, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.