CVE-2016-1663 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted website due to a use-after-free flaw in Chrome's V8 bindings.
- 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-2016-1663?
CVE-2016-1663 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 14 May 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 SerializedScriptValue::transferArrayBuffers function in WebKit/Source/bindings/core/v8/SerializedScriptValue.cpp in the V8 bindings in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, mishandles certain array-buffer data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1663?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1663?
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-2016-1663 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1663 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2ccj-846w-29c9, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1663.