CVE-2016-1614 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read sensitive process memory via a crafted website due to improper initialization in Blink's image buffer handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1614?
CVE-2016-1614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The UnacceleratedImageBufferSurface class in WebKit/Source/platform/graphics/UnacceleratedImageBufferSurface.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, mishandles the initialization mode, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1614?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1614?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-1614 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1614 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h4wm-f2h4-6p44, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1614.