Description
Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not ensure that a proper cryptographicallyRandomValues random number generator is used, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.
Published: 2016-01-25
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3456-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2713 Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not ensure that a proper cryptographicallyRandomValues random number generator is used, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2877-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.365Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-1618

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-25T11:59:06.803

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

Link: CVE-2016-1618

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-01-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-1618 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

  • CWE-310
  • CWE-338

    Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)