CVE-2016-1629

Description

Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.116 allows remote attackers to bypass the Blink Same Origin Policy and a sandbox protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.59% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_18.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2905-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00048.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035184 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0286.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00047.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00045.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83302 vdb entry
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=583431

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1629?
CVE-2016-1629 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1629?
To fix CVE-2016-1629, 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-2016-1629 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1629 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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