UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1669

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1669

    Published: 13 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1669
    Aliases:
    USN-2960-1

    Summary:

    Details: The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine when to expand certain memory allocations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1669, http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.ca/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2960-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1669

    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