chromium-browser: weak random number generator in Blink
Published Jan 25, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.34%
Description
Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not ensure that a proper cryptographicallyRandomValues random number generator is used, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:48.0.2564.82-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0072
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:48.0.2564.82-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0072 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01341) | 70.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01341) | 67.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.43% (0.01426) | 79.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 75.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 74.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 72.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 71.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00035.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00046.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81430 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034801 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2877-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1618 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300994 Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=552749 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1419293005 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1618
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1618
Change history (0)
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