CVE-2016-1661

HIGH

Google Chrome <50.0.2661.94 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-1661. PoCs published by OpenSISE.

Description

Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, does not ensure that frames satisfy a check for the same renderer process in addition to a Same Origin Policy check, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site, related to BindingSecurity.cpp and DOMWindow.cpp.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3564
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0707.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/601629
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html

Scores

CVSS v3 8.0
EPSS 0.0124
EPSS Percentile 65.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (6)
google/chrome < 50.0.2661.87
opensuse/opensuse 13.1
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_supplementary 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus 6.7z
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary 6.0
Published May 14, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026