CVE-2016-1635

Description

extensions/renderer/render_frame_observer_natives.cc in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly consider object lifetimes and re-entrancy issues during OnDocumentElementCreated handling, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.97% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html	vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1684953002
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84008	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09	vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=585268
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1635?: CVE-2016-1635 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1635?: To fix CVE-2016-1635, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1635 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-1635 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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