CVE-2016-1650 Denial of service in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8h9q-493w-ggvj, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1650.