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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2016.0032
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Google Chrome
29 March 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Google Chrome
Operating System: Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-1650 CVE-2016-1649 CVE-2016-1648
CVE-2016-1647 CVE-2016-1646
Member content until: Thursday, April 28 2016
OVERVIEW
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Google Chrome prior to
version 49.0.2623.108. [1]
IMPACT
"This update includes 5 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes
that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the
Chromium security page for more information.
[$7500][594574] High CVE-2016-1646: Out-of-bounds read in V8. Credit
to Wen Xu from Tencent KeenLab.
[$5500][590284] High CVE-2016-1647: Use-after-free in Navigation.
Credit to anonymous.
[$5000][590455] High CVE-2016-1648: Use-after-free in Extensions.
Credit to anonymous.
[595836] High CVE-2016-1649: Buffer overflow in libANGLE. Credit to
lokihardt working with HP's Zero Day Initiative / Pwn2Own.
As usual, our ongoing internal security work was responsible for a
wide range of fixes:
[597518] CVE-2016-1650: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing
and other initiatives.
Multiple vulnerabilities in V8 fixed at the tip of the 4.9 branch
(currently 4.9.385.33)." [1]
MITIGATION
The vendor recommends updating to the latest version. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] Stable Channel Update
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/stable-channel-update_24.html
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