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Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2016-5202 Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives

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Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2016-5202 Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/25/2019
Created
11/01/2019
Added
10/31/2019
Modified
01/09/2023

Description

browser/extensions/api/dial/dial_registry.cc in Google Chrome before 54.0.2840.98 on macOS, before 54.0.2840.99 on Windows, and before 54.0.2840.100 on Linux neglects to copy a device ID before an erase() call, which causes the erase operation to access data that that erase operation will destroy.

Solution(s)

  • google-chrome-upgrade-latest

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