UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1618

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1618

    Published: 22 Jan 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1618
    Aliases:
    USN-2877-1

    Summary:

    Details: Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not ensure that a proper cryptographicallyRandomValues random number generator is used, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1618, http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2877-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1618

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: chromium-browser

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1108

    Affected versions

    29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High