Out-of-Bounds Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-408454
- published 5 Jun 2016
- disclosed 5 Jun 2016
Introduced: 5 Jun 2016
CVE-2016-1678 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.
objects.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.32, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, does not properly restrict lazy deoptimization, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1678
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- https://crbug.com/595259
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1875053002
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1678
- 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