CVE-2016-1684 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1684?

CVE-2016-1684 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 5 Jun 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

numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles the i format token for xsl:number data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow or resource consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1684?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Xmlsoft Libxslt.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1684?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1684 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1684 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1684, GHSA-872f-6g3v-r884, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1684.