CVE-2016-1627

Description

The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not validate URL schemes and ensure that the remoteBase parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, related to browser/devtools/devtools_ui_bindings.cc and WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/Runtime.js.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.05% Top 25%
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
https://codereview.chromium.org/1586903002
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183 vdb entry
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=585517
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=571121
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
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-2016-1627?
CVE-2016-1627 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1627?
To fix CVE-2016-1627, 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-2016-1627 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1627 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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