CVE-2016-1690 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a use-after-free denial of service or potential code execution via a crafted website due to improper handling of autofill field updates and frame deletions.
- 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-2016-1690?
CVE-2016-1690 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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
The Autofill implementation in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 mishandles the interaction between field updates and JavaScript code that triggers a frame deletion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1701.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1690?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1690?
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-2016-1690 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1690 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8x9h-cmjr-hprf, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1690.