CVE-2016-1696

What is this vulnerability?

CVE-2016-1696 is categorized as a high Buffer Overflow flaw with a CVSS base score of 8.7. Based on our vulnerability intelligence, this issue occurs when the application fails to securely handle untrusted data boundaries.

A security exposure has been identified in the vendor product component. Specifying as google chrome — high (n/a), this vulnerability enables remote or local actors to exploit bounds or logical checks.

This architectural defect enables adversaries to bypass intended security controls, directly manipulating the application's execution state or data layer. Immediate strategic intervention is required.

Risk Assessment

Impact on Systems

✅ System Compromise: Successful exploitation allows attackers to bypass boundary checks or alter system state.

✅ Privilege Escalation: Attacking logical flows permits standard users to run administrative operations.

✅ Service Disruption: Unvalidated inputs trigger execution faults resulting in denial of service.

How to Fix and Mitigate CVE-2016-1696

1. Apply Software Updates: Upgrade affected products to their latest non-vulnerable versions immediately.
2. Strict Input Sanitization: Implement boundary validations and type verification on all user-supplied data.
3. Run Code Scans: Execute Precogs semantic analysis inside the CI/CD pipeline to catch regressions early.

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Vulnerability Code Signature

Attack Data Flow

Vulnerable Code Pattern

// ❌ VULNERABLE: Memory Buffer Overflow
void process_data(char *input) {
    char buffer[64];
    // Taint sink: copies without bounds checking
    strcpy(buffer, input);
}

Secure Code Pattern

// ✅ SECURE: Bounded copy
void process_data(char *input) {
    char buffer[64];
    // Sanitized boundary check
    strncpy(buffer, input, sizeof(buffer) - 1);
    buffer[sizeof(buffer) - 1] = '\0';
}

How Precogs Detects This

Precogs Binary SAST engine explicitly uncovers memory boundary violations and unsafe memory management functions in compiled binaries.