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CVE-2016-1612

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2016-01-21	chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2016-1612 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2016-1612
Phase	Assigned(20160112)

Description

The LoadIC::UpdateCaches function in ic/ic.cc in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not ensure receiver compatibility before performing a cast of an unspecified variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

References

Source	Reference
CONFIRM	http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html
CONFIRM	https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/cfbd16172fa165cc33ce0e2e72f74e5561168a61
CONFIRM	https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=497632
CONFIRM	https://codereview.chromium.org/1531583005