CVE-2016-1708

Publication date 23 July 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

The Chrome Web Store inline-installation implementation in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not properly consider object lifetimes during progress observation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu1.1307
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1250
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1134
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
oxide-qt 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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