CVE-2016-1644 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted HTML due to improper relayout scheduling in Blink.
- 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-2016-1644?
CVE-2016-1644 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 13 Mar 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
WebKit/Source/core/layout/LayoutObject.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.87, does not properly restrict relayout scheduling, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1644?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1644?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-1644 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1644 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xg2h-74jh-cx48, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1644.