Out-of-Bounds Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu1.1242
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-409574
- published 14 May 2016
- disclosed 14 May 2016
Introduced: 14 May 2016
CVE-2016-1669 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04
chromium-browser
to version 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu1.1242 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.
The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 before 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine when to expand certain memory allocations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1669
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html
- https://crbug.com/606115
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1945313002
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1669
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CITS5GIUTNWVSUXMSORIAJJLQBEGL2CK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZPTKXI62OPCJCJGCSFMST4HIBQ27J72W/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05347541
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00063.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1080.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0879
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0880
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0881
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0882
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90584
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035872
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CITS5GIUTNWVSUXMSORIAJJLQBEGL2CK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZPTKXI62OPCJCJGCSFMST4HIBQ27J72W/