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CVE-2016-1677

Publication date 31 May 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

uri.js in Google V8 before 5.1.281.26, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, uses an incorrect array type, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by calling the decodeURI function and leveraging "type confusion."

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1
17.10 artful
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1
17.04 zesty
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
libv8 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
libv8-3.14 18.10 cosmic Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored libv8 not supported
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored libv8 not supported
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
oxide-qt 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu1
17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes

mikesalvatore

The Ubuntu Security Team does not support libv8

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

Other references