VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-2844

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.12%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-03-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

WebKit/Source/core/layout/LayoutBlock.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75, does not properly determine when anonymous block wrappers may exist, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect cast and assertion failure) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references