8.8

CVE-2016-1655: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1655
Published 18-04-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1655 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.96%
0%100%
Low · -0.18 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3
DSA-3549-1MGASA-2016-0143OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2016:0638USN-2955-1

Timeline

  1. 18-04-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 does not properly consider that frame removal may occur during callback execution, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted extension.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.18 pp

From 2.14% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.96%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu2 products
  • chromium-browser< 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117 | < 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237
  • oxide-qt< 1.14.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.14.7-0ubuntu1
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
Google1 product
Opensuse1 product
Suse1 product

6 vendors · 7 products

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