Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1701
The Autofill implementation in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 mishandles the interaction between field updates and JavaScript code that triggers a frame deletion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1690.
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: 0.009 (59.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 12.0
References
- crbug.com/608101
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594 (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/1960023002
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1701?
- CVE-2016-1701 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1701?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.