CVE-2016-1662

Publication date 14 May 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
chromium-browser	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237
	15.10 wily	Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1227
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
oxide-qt	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 9.8 · Critical

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8 · Critical
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2016-1662

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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