Information Exposure Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-407950
- published 5 Jun 2016
- disclosed 5 Jun 2016
Introduced: 5 Jun 2016
CVE-2016-1677 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
uri.js in Google V8 before 5.1.281.26, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, uses an incorrect array type, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by calling the decodeURI function and leveraging "type confusion."
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1677
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- https://crbug.com/602970
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1936083002
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1677
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
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