CVE-2016-1701 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1701?

CVE-2016-1701 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 51.0.2704.79 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-2016-1690.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1701?

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-2016-1701?

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-2016-1701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux

• CVE-2015-3306 ProFTPD Improper Access Control Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2025-49113 RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data Exploited Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-24061 GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c8jg-7vfp-8gwc, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1701.