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Medium
CVE-2016-1702
The SkRegion::readFromMemory function in core/SkRegion.cpp in Skia, as used in...
Vulnerability Description
The SkRegion::readFromMemory function in core/SkRegion.cpp in Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not validate the interval count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted serialized data.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1961463003
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
- https://crbug.com/609260
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
ubuntu linux, debian linux, leap, opensuse, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation, linux enterprise, chrome
Vulnerable Versions:
14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 8.0, 42.1, 13.2, 6.0, 12.0, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 5th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.