CVE-2016-1632

Description

The Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly maintain own properties, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted JavaScript code that triggers an incorrect cast, related to extensions/renderer/v8_helpers.h and gin/converter.h.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.01% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84008 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1433293004
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=549986
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1632?
CVE-2016-1632 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1632?
To fix CVE-2016-1632, 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-2016-1632 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1632 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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