UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1655

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1655

    Published: 18 Apr 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1655
    Aliases:
    USN-2955-1

    Summary:

    Details: Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 does not properly consider that frame removal may occur during callback execution, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted extension.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1655, http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2955-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1655

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: chromium-browser

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117

    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
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