CVE-2016-1662: google chrome
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-1662 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 3.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 9.8 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 4% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2Timeline
- 14-05-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
extensions/renderer/gc_callback.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 does not prevent fallback execution once the Garbage Collection callback has started, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.88%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.88% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat4 products
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 50.0.2661.87
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.1
Ubuntu1 product
- chromium-browser< 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117 | < 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237
4 vendors · 7 products
References
14 links- codereview.chromium.org/1887423002X Refsource CONFIRM
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- crbug.com/603732X Refsource CONFIRM