CVE-2016-1643 Information

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8