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-412146
- published 5 Jun 2016
- disclosed 5 Jun 2016
Introduced: 5 Jun 2016
CVE-2016-1688 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.
The regexp (aka regular expression) implementation in Google V8 before 5.0.71.40, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles external string sizes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted JavaScript code.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1688
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- https://crbug.com/604897
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1927003003
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1688
- 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