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CVE-2016-1701

Published: Jun 05, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1701
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The Autofill implementation in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 mishandles the interaction between field updates and JavaScript code that triggers a frame deletion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1690.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ChromeGoogle*51.0.2704.63 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryRedHatchromium-browser-0:51.0.2704.79-1.el6*
Chromium-browserUbuntudevel*
Chromium-browserUbuntuprecise*
Chromium-browserUbuntutrusty*
Chromium-browserUbuntuupstream*
Chromium-browserUbuntuwily*
Chromium-browserUbuntuxenial*

References

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