CVE-2016-1625

Description

The Chrome Instant feature in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not ensure that a New Tab Page (NTP) navigation target is on the most-visited or suggestions list, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions via unspecified vectors, related to instant_service.cc and search_tab_helper.cc.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.53%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183 vdb entry
https://codereview.chromium.org/1669723002
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=509313
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1625?
CVE-2016-1625 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1625?
To fix CVE-2016-1625, 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-2016-1625 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1625 is being actively exploited. 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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