Description
The Program::getUniformInternal function in Program.cpp in libANGLE, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, does not properly handle a certain data-type mismatch, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted shader stages.
Published: 2016-03-29
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 2.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3531-1 chromum-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2744 The Program::getUniformInternal function in Program.cpp in libANGLE, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, does not properly handle a certain data-type mismatch, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted shader stages.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2955-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0199}

epss

{'score': 0.02814}


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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Google Chrome
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Redhat Rhel Extras
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.962Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1649

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-03-29T10:59:03.207

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-1649

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-1649 - Bugzilla

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