Out-of-Bounds Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu1.1307


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.53% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-411045
  • published23 Jul 2016
  • disclosed23 Jul 2016

Introduced: 23 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-5129  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu1.1307 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.

Google V8 before 5.2.361.32, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, does not properly process left-trimmed objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.