Improper Data Handling Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-409021
- published 11 Sep 2016
- disclosed 11 Sep 2016
Introduced: 11 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-7395 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04
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:18.04
relevant fixed versions and status.
SkPath.cpp in Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, does not properly validate the return values of ChopMonoAtY calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted graphics data.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-7395
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- https://crbug.com/613918
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7395
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2006143009
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717