CVE-2016-1708

Description

The Chrome Web Store inline-installation implementation in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not properly consider object lifetimes during progress observation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site.

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/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428
• https://codereview.chromium.org/2103663002
• https://crbug.com/613949
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428
• https://codereview.chromium.org/2103663002
• https://crbug.com/613949

CWEs

CWE-416