VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-1618
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…
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.34% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-310
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.