CVE-2016-1661

Description

Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, does not ensure that frames satisfy a check for the same renderer process in addition to a Same Origin Policy check, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site, related to BindingSecurity.cpp and DOMWindow.cpp.

Category

8.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.19% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3564 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1 vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1887553002/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106 vdb entry
https://crbug.com/601629
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0707.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1661?
CVE-2016-1661 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1661?
To fix CVE-2016-1661, 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-2016-1661 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1661 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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