Google Chrome 49 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome 49. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1620. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome 49 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 01/20/2016 by Christoph Diehl as Stable Channel Update, January 2016 as confirmed posting (Blog). The advisory is available at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1620 since 01/12/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88067 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (371bbea9-3836-4832-9e70-e8e928727f8c)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168458 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2016:0250-1)).

Upgrading to version 49.0.2623.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (110003), Tenable (88067) and SecurityFocus (BID 81430†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-80618, VDB-80619, VDB-80620 and VDB-80621. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 88067
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (371bbea9-3836-4832-9e70-e8e928727f8c)
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OpenVAS ID: 703456
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3456-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 49.0.2623.0

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01/12/2016 🔍
01/20/2016 +8 days 🔍
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01/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/22/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/25/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/06/2022 +2354 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, January 2016
Researcher: Christoph Diehl
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1620 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1620
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80626
X-Force: 110003 - Google Chrome multiple unspecified
SecurityFocus: 81430 - Google Chrome Prior to 48.0.2564.82 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034801

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2016 16:45
Updated: 07/06/2022 07:38
Changes: 01/22/2016 16:45 (67), 06/26/2018 08:56 (21), 07/06/2022 07:38 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:347:103

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