CVE-2016-1670

Description

Race condition in the ResourceDispatcherHostImpl::BeginRequest function in content/browser/loader/resource_dispatcher_host_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102 allows remote attackers to make arbitrary HTTP requests by leveraging access to a renderer process and reusing a request ID.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90584 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035872 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1080.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00043.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1 vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/578882
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html
https://codereview.chromium.org/1608573002
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00050.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1670?
CVE-2016-1670 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1670?
To fix CVE-2016-1670, 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-2016-1670 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1670 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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