CVE-2016-2844

8.8 highEPSS 2.1%

High (8.8) in google chrome. EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

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

EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 81% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2016-03-06
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

google:chrome

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84170
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2920-1
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=546849

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