Improper input validation in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1654
The media subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 does not initialize an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read operation) via unknown vectors.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/589512
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2955-1 (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1654?
- CVE-2016-1654 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1654?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.