CVE-2016-7549
Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not ensure that the recipient of a certain IPC message is...
Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not ensure that the recipient of a certain IPC message is a valid RenderFrame or RenderWidget, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a renderer process, related to render_frame_host_impl.cc and render_widget_host_impl.cc, as demonstrated by a Password Manager message.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not ensure that the recipient of a certain IPC message is a valid RenderFrame or RenderWidget, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a renderer process, related to render_frame_host_impl.cc and render_widget_host_impl.cc, as demonstrated by a Password Manager message.
- Record
CVE-2016-7549- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not ensure that the recipient of a certain IPC message is a valid RenderFrame or RenderWidget, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a renderer process, related to render_frame_host_impl.cc and render_widget_host_impl.cc, as demonstrated by a Password Manager message.
- Record
CVE-2016-7549- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8402 No score
Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not ensure that the recipient of a certain IPC message is a valid RenderFrame or RenderWidget, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a renderer process, related to render_frame_host_impl.cc and render_widget_host_impl.cc, as demonstrated by a Password Manager message.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8402- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqhx-99jv-jg5r
8.8
Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not ensure that the recipient of a certain IPC message is...
Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not ensure that the recipient of a certain IPC message is a valid RenderFrame or RenderWidget, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a renderer process, related to render_frame_host_impl.cc and render_widget_host_impl.cc, as demonstrated by a Password Manager message.
- Record
GHSA-qqhx-99jv-jg5r- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:1905
8.8
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2016:1905- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7549
8.8
Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not ensure that the recipient of a certain IPC message is a valid RenderFrame or RenderWidget, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a renderer process, related to render_frame_host_impl.cc and render_widget_host_impl.cc, as demonstrated by a Password Manager message.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7549- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3091-1 No score
oxide-qt vulnerabilities
A use-after-free was discovered in the V8 bindings in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5170)
A use-after-free was discovered in the V8 bindings in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5171)
An issue was discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to ontain sensitive information from arbitrary memory locations. (CVE-2016-5172)
Multiple security issues were discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5175, CVE-2016-5178)
A use-after-free was discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5177)
It was discovered that Chromium does not ensure the recipient of a certain IPC message is a valid RenderFrame or RenderWidget. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitary code. (CVE-2016-7549)
- Record
USN-3091-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserDebian:8 |
before 53.0.2785.113-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions 41.0.2272.118-142.0.2311.135-142.0.2311.135-1~deb8u142.0.2311.135-242.0.2311.90-1 Show 45 moreShow less42.0.2311.90-1~deb8u142.0.2311.90-243.0.2357.124-143.0.2357.124-243.0.2357.124-343.0.2357.130-143.0.2357.65-143.0.2357.65-1~deb8u143.0.2357.81-144.0.2403.107-144.0.2403.107-244.0.2403.157-144.0.2403.89-144.0.2403.89-1~deb8u145.0.2454.101-145.0.2454.85-145.0.2454.85-1~deb8u146.0.2490.13-146.0.2490.71-146.0.2490.71-1~deb8u147.0.2526.111-147.0.2526.16-147.0.2526.73-147.0.2526.73-1~deb8u147.0.2526.80-147.0.2526.80-1~deb8u147.0.2526.80-247.0.2526.80-348.0.2564.116-148.0.2564.116-1~deb8u148.0.2564.23-148.0.2564.82-148.0.2564.82-1~deb8u148.0.2564.82-249.0.2623.108-149.0.2623.108-1~deb8u149.0.2623.108-249.0.2623.75-149.0.2623.75-1~deb8u149.0.2623.75-249.0.2623.87-149.0.2623.87-1~deb8u150.0.2661.75-150.0.2661.75-1~deb8u150.0.2661.75-2 |
53.0.2785.113-1~deb8u1 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 |
before 0:53.0.2785.113-1.el6 | 0:53.0.2785.113-1.el6 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 |
before 0:53.0.2785.113-1.el6 | 0:53.0.2785.113-1.el6 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1142, plus listed versions 29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu231.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.132.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.133.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.134.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 Show 22 moreShow less36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg102937.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104237.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.107643.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.108943.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109244.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109545.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109745.0.2454.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109947.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110647.0.2526.106-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110748.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110848.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111149.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.112152.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1134 |
53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1142 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1 Show 30 moreShow less1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.11.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.12.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.13.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.14.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
1.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1254, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229 Show 5 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1250 |
53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1254 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.9.5-0ubuntu11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.21.11.3-0ubuntu31.11.4-0ubuntu1 Show 11 moreShow less1.11.5-0ubuntu11.12.5-0ubuntu11.12.6-0ubuntu11.12.7-0ubuntu11.13.6-0ubuntu11.14.7-0ubuntu11.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
1.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-7549 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published September 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 53.0.2785.113-1~deb8u1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/93160
crbug.com/556351
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html
crbug.com/646394
codereview.chromium.org/1534933002
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7549
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqhx-99jv-jg5r
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1905
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375863
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375864
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375865
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375866
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375867
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375868
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_1905.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5170
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5170
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5170
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5171
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5171
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5171
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5172
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5172
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5172
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5173
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5173
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5173
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5174
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5174
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5174
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5175
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5175
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5175
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5176
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380331
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5176
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5176
googlechromereleases.blogspot.cz/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7549
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380301
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7549
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7549
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3091-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5170
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5171
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5172
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5175
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5177
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5178
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