CVE-2016-2844 in Chrome

Summary

WebKit/Source/core/layout/LayoutBlock.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75, does not properly determine when anonymous block wrappers may exist, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect cast and assertion failure) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

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• Reservation: 03/04/2016
• Disclosure: 03/05/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 9.3
• EPSS: 0.01985
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2844
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2844
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-2844/