chromium-browser: use-after-free in extensions
Published May 14, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.88%
Description
extensions/renderer/gc_callback.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 does not prevent fallback execution once the Garbage Collection callback has started, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:50.0.2661.94-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0707
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:50.0.2661.94-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0707 |
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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03881) | 89.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03881) | 88.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 15.80% (0.15804) | 93.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.31% (0.12309) | 93.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.17% (0.02169) | 89.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 2.17% (0.02169) | 89.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 2.12% (0.02121) | 87.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.63% (0.02634) | 88.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.70% (0.06698) | 91.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.70% (0.06698) | 90.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.70% (0.06698) | 78.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0707.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3564 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1662 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1331637 Issue Tracking
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1887423002 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://crbug.com/603732 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1662
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1662
Change history (0)
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