Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1643
The ImageInputType::ensurePrimaryContent function in WebKit/Source/core/html/forms/ImageInputType.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.87, does not properly maintain the user agent shadow DOM, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that leverage "type confusion."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035259 (vdb-entry)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3513 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00067.html (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update_8.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84224 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00073.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00066.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2920-1 (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/1732753004
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1643?
- CVE-2016-1643 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-361. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1643?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.