numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles the i format token for xsl:number data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow or resource consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-1684 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (chromium-browser) | RHSA-2016:1190 | 2016-06-01 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 | libxslt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | libxslt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 | libxslt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | libxslt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | libxslt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libxslt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libxslt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxslt | Will not fix |
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