Google Chrome 16 Comes with 15 Security Fixes

The latest stable variant of Google’s Chrome web browser not only comes with some great new features, but also with some highly welcomed security fixes.

With this release, Google handed out $6,000 (4,200 EUR) to the individuals who contributed to finding and fixing the issues.

URL bar spoofing with view-source, use-after-free in bidi, SVG filters and Range handling, a buffer overflow in PDF font handling and an out-of bounds write in v8 i18n handling represented the high-risk bugs that were resolved by the Google Chrome's Security Team, miaubiz, Atte Kettunen of OUSPG, Arthur Gerkis and Sławomir Błażek.

The medium risk flaws included, among others, a memory corruption in CSS property array and an out-of-bounds read in the way YUV video frames were handled.

Users are advised to update Chrome to the latest version to make sure they’re properly protected against cybercriminal operations.

Google Chrome 16 Stable is available for download here