UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1660

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1660

    Published: 29 Apr 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1660
    Aliases:
    USN-2960-1

    Summary:

    Details: Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, mishandles assertions in the WTF::BitArray and WTF::double_conversion::Vector classes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1660, http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.ca/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2960-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1660

    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