CVE-2016-1662 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 50.0.2661.94, specifically within the extensions/renderer/gc_callback.cc component, also affecting OpenSUSE and Red Hat. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts due to improper handling of Garbage Collection callbacks. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a low-complexity attack vector that does not require user interaction, enabling high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its perceived importance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 50.0.2661.87CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7zCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus:6.7z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.