Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1704-CHROMIUMBROWSER-408288
  • published18 Dec 2016
  • disclosed18 Dec 2016

Introduced: 18 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-5184  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:17.04 chromium-browser to version 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:17.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android incorrectly handled object lifecycles in CFFL_FormFillter::KillFocusForAnnot, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted PDF files.