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 ad…
EPSS: 0.022 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Novell Suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise — versions 12
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1136 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1135 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- RHSA-2016:0638 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- SUSE-SU-2016:1060 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- DSA-3549 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1061 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- GLSA-201605-02 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
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.