CVE-2016-2844

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CVSS 3.0

8.8 high

EPSS

2%p81

Published

Mar 6, 2016 (Mar 6, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: google
Products: chrome
Weakness: CWE-20
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.1%)

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