CVE-2016-1644

Publication date 10 March 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

WebKit/Source/core/layout/LayoutObject.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.87, does not properly restrict relayout scheduling, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 15.10 wily
Fixed 49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1222
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1112
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
oxide-qt 15.10 wily
Fixed 1.13.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.13.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

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

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