CVE-2016-1643
The ImageInputType::ensurePrimaryContent function in WebKit/Source/core/html/forms/ImageInputType.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.87, does not properly maintain the user agent shadow DOM, which allows remote attackers to cause a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The ImageInputType::ensurePrimaryContent function in WebKit/Source/core/html/forms/ImageInputType.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.87, does not properly maintain the user agent shadow DOM, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that leverage "type confusion."
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.69% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-361
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update_8.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00066.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00067.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00073.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3513
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84224
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035259
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2920-1
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=589838
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1732753004
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update_8.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00066.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00067.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00073.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3513
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84224
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035259
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2920-1
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=589838
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1732753004
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.