UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1662

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1662

    Published: 14 May 2016Last Modified: 8 Sept 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1662

    Summary:

    Details: extensions/renderer/gc_callback.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 does not prevent fallback execution once the Garbage Collection callback has started, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1662, http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.ca/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1662

    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