CVE-2016-1654

chromium-browser: uninitialized memory read in media

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The media subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 does not initialize an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read operation) via unknown vectors.

El subsistema media en Google Chrome en versiones anteriores a 50.0.2661.75 no inicializa una estructura de datos no especificada, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (operación de lectura no válida) a través de vectores desconocidos.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-01-12 CVE Reserved
2016-04-15 CVE Published
2023-12-05 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html	X_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/589512	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html	2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html	2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2955-1	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1654	2016-04-18
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1327112	2016-04-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				42.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "42.1"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise"				12.0 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise" and version "12.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Chrome Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome"				<= 49.0.2623.112 Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " <= 49.0.2623.112"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				15.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04"		lts		Affected