Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1655
Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 does not properly consider that frame removal may occur during callback execution, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted extension.
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: 0.020 (79.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.5% 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: 0.020 · change: -0.002
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
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/1642283002
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory)
- 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)
- crbug.com/582008
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2955-1 (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1655?
- CVE-2016-1655 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1655?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.