CVE-2016-1650 Denial of service in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome by triggering an error during MHTML document creation.

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-2016-1650?

CVE-2016-1650 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 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

The PageCaptureSaveAsMHTMLFunction::ReturnFailure function in browser/extensions/api/page_capture/page_capture_api.cc in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an error in creating an MHTML document.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1650?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1650?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2016-1650 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1650 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8h9q-493w-ggvj, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1650.

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