CVE-2016-1654

6.5 MEDIUM
Published: April 18, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The media subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 does not initialize an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read operation) via unknown vectors.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2955-1
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://crbug.com/589512
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2955-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://crbug.com/589512
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.5%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

debian opensuse suse google canonical

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