Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1683
numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles namespace nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access) or possibly have unspecified other…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.010 (77.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Xmlsoft Libxslt
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0
- Suse Linux_enterprise — versions 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- DSA-3605 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 90876 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-3 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1496 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 1035981 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1683?
- CVE-2016-1683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1683?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1683 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.