Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1637
CVE-2016-1637
Description
The SkATan2_255 function in effects/gradients/SkSweepGradient.cpp in Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75, mishandles arctangent calculations, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site.
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References
12- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84008nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2920-1nvd
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
- codereview.chromium.org/1506913002nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09nvd
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