CVE-2016-1641
Publication date 5 March 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an image download after a certain data structure is deleted, as demonstrated by a favicon.ico download.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | ||
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1112
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| oxide-qt | ||
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.13.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
8.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-2920-1
- Oxide vulnerabilities
- 10 March 2016