Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in libANGLE's Program::getUniformInternal Function

CVE-2016-1649 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The Program::getUniformInternal function in Program.cpp in libANGLE, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, does not properly handle a certain data-type mismatch, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted shader stages.

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