CVE-2016-1659 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have othe
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Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1659 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-1659 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 18 Apr 2016.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1659 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1659/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1659/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1659?
CVE-2016-1659 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 18 Apr 2016.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1659?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Leap, Suse Linux Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1659?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-1659 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1659 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8vf-f8hr-pv75, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1659.