CVE-2016-1618

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.

Predictions

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.

References

• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00035.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00036.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00046.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81430
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034801
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2877-1
• https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=552749
• https://codereview.chromium.org/1419293005
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00035.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00036.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00046.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81430
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034801
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2877-1
• https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=552749
• https://codereview.chromium.org/1419293005
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09

CWEs

CWE-200 CWE-310