High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2844

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.

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Affected products

Google/Chrome2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=48.0.2564.116
- (no CPE)range: <49.0.2623.75

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References

googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/84170nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2920-1nvd
bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
codereview.chromium.org/1423573002nvd

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