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Red Hat: CVE-2016-1677: Important: chromium-browser security update (RHSA-2016:1190)

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Red Hat: CVE-2016-1677: Important: chromium-browser security update (RHSA-2016:1190)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
06/01/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/01/2016
Modified
01/17/2018

Description

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."

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-chromium-browser
  • redhat-upgrade-chromium-browser-debuginfo

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