CVE-2016-2844

Published: 5 March 2016

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.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
chromium-browser Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored
	trusty	Released (49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1112)
	upstream	Released (49.0.2623.75)
	wily	Released (49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1222)
oxide-qt Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Released (1.13.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (1.13.6)
	wily	Released (1.13.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.8
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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