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CVE-2016-1662
extensions/renderer/gc_callback.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 does not prevent fallback execution once the Garbage Collection…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.9%
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- Chrome
Description
extensions/renderer/gc_callback.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 does not prevent fallback execution once the Garbage Collection callback has started, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1208 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1887423002 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3564 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1655 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1209 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 89106 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1207 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0707 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://crbug.com/603732 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201605-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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