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CVE-2016-1612

Publication date 22 January 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.6 · High

Score breakdown

The LoadIC::UpdateCaches function in ic/ic.cc in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not ensure receiver compatibility before performing a cast of an unspecified variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
17.10 artful
Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
17.04 zesty
Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
15.10 wily
Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1219
15.04 vivid
Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.15.04.1.1193
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1108
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
15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
libv8-3.14 18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.10 yakkety Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
15.10 wily Ignored
15.04 vivid Ignored
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 1.12.5-0ubuntu1
17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu1
15.10 wily
Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
15.04 vivid
Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes

mikesalvatore

The Ubuntu Security Team does not support libv8

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.6 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2877-1
    • Oxide vulnerabilities
    • 27 January 2016

Other references