CVE-2016-1616

Description

The CustomButton::AcceleratorPressed function in ui/views/controls/button/custom_button.cc in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82 allows remote attackers to spoof URLs via vectors involving an unfocused custom button.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.06% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81430 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1437523005
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=541415
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034801 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00035.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00046.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00036.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1616?
CVE-2016-1616 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1616?
To fix CVE-2016-1616, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1616 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1616 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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