CVE-2016-1706

Description

The PPAPI implementation in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not validate the origin of IPC messages to the plugin broker process that should have come from the browser process, which allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via an unexpected message type, related to broker_process_dispatcher.cc, ppapi_plugin_process_host.cc, ppapi_thread.cc, and render_frame_message_filter.cc.

Category

9.6
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.99% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/610600
https://codereview.chromium.org/2069853002/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1706?
CVE-2016-1706 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1706?
To fix CVE-2016-1706, 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-2016-1706 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1706 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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