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CVE-2016-1618

This CVE name corresponds to:

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

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CVE-2016-1618 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2016-1618
Phase	Assigned(20160112)

Description

Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not ensure that a proper cryptographicallyRandomValues random number generator is used, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.

References

Source	Reference
CONFIRM	http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html
CONFIRM	https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=552749
CONFIRM	https://codereview.chromium.org/1419293005