Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1647
Use-after-free vulnerability in the RenderWidgetHostImpl::Destroy function in content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_impl.cc in the Navigation implementation in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
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: 0.021 (80.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE — versions 13.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0525.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- codereview.chromium.org/1747183002/
- codereview.chromium.org/1811783002/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00039.html (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update_24.html
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3531 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035423 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1647?
- CVE-2016-1647 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-29.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1647?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1647 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.