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CVE-2016-1662

Published: May 14, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
3.9%
Top 11.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

extensions/renderer/gc_callback.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 does not prevent fallback execution once the Garbage Collection callback has started, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

chromegoogle
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
enterprise linux desktop supplementaryredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux server supplementaryredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux server supplementary eusredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux workstation supplementaryredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
googlecommercialUSMobile Appsaka google inc, google llc
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org
and 8 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 14, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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