Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1657
The WebContentsImpl::FocusLocationBarByDefault function in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 mishandles focus for certain about:blank pages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted URL.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.012 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Novell SUSE Package Hub For Linux Enterprise — versions 12
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- crbug.com/567445
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/1678233003/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1657?
- CVE-2016-1657 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1657?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.