Information disclosure in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1658
The Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 incorrectly relies on GetOrigin method calls for origin comparisons, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted extension.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
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:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.012 · change: -0.008
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
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/1658913002
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html (vendor-advisory)
- 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)
- crbug.com/573317
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1658?
- CVE-2016-1658 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1658?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.