Google Chrome up to 50.0.2661.74 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 50.0.2661.74 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1659. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 50.0.2661.74 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 04/18/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1659 since 01/12/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91176 (GLSA-201605-02 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196454 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Oxide-qt Vulnerabilities (USN-2955-1)).

Upgrading to version 50.0.2661.75 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91176) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58200†). See VDB-81542, VDB-81543, VDB-81544 and VDB-81545 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 91176
Nessus Name: GLSA-201605-02 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800562
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update_13-2016-04)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 50.0.2661.75

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01/12/2016 🔍
04/13/2016 +92 days 🔍
04/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/18/2016 +3 days 🔍
04/18/2016 +0 days 🔍
04/19/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/14/2016 +25 days 🔍
05/17/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/25/2022 +2260 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: USN-2955-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1659 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1659
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82548

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Vulnerability Center: 58200 - Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 Multiple Remote Unspecified Vulnerabilities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2016 11:58
Updated: 07/25/2022 10:03
Changes: 04/19/2016 11:58 (73), 02/04/2019 15:46 (11), 07/25/2022 10:02 (3), 07/25/2022 10:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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