CVE-2016-1701

HIGH

Google Chrome <51.0.2704.79 - Use After Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-1701. PoCs published by OpenSISE.

Description

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.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://codereview.chromium.org/1960023002
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/608101
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0095
EPSS Percentile 56.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (8)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
google/chrome < 51.0.2704.63
opensuse/leap 42.1
opensuse/opensuse 13.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
suse/linux_enterprise 12.0
Published Jun 05, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026