Information disclosure in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1687
The renderer implementation in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not properly restrict public exposure of classes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors related to extensions.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.2% 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: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- codereview.chromium.org/1938123002
- crbug.com/603748
- codereview.chromium.org/1939833003
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590 (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1687?
- CVE-2016-1687 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1687?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.