CVE-2016-1641

chromium-browser: use-after-free in Favicon

Published Mar 6, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an image download after a certain data structure is deleted, as demonstrated by a favicon.ico download.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3507-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2736 Use-after-free vulnerability in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an image download after a certain data structure is deleted, as demonstrated by a favicon.ico download.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2920-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:02 PM
Reserved
Jan 12, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 6, 2016, 2:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 2, 2016, 12:00 AM