CVE-2016-1662
Publication date 14 May 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
extensions/renderer/gc_callback.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 does not prevent fallback execution once the Garbage Collection callback has started, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117
|
|
| oxide-qt | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |