CVE-2016-2844
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | {"endIncluding":"48.0.2564.116"} | |
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84170
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2920-1
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=546849
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=591402
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1423573002
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84170
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2920-1
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=546849
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=591402
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1423573002
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.