CVE-2016-10718 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service by forcing a browser tab to close itself, affecting Brave Browser users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-10718?
CVE-2016-10718 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Brave Browser before 0.13.0 allows a tab to close itself even if the tab was not opened by a script, resulting in denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10718?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Brave Brave Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10718?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10718 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-10718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-562c-hmg9-63ph.