CVE-2016-1696

Description

The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not properly restrict bindings access, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.80% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.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/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201 vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1866103002
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/601073
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1696?
CVE-2016-1696 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1696?
To fix CVE-2016-1696, 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-2016-1696 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1696 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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