Information disclosure in Google Chrome
CVE-2016-1698
The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not validate module types, which might allow attackers to load arbitrary modules or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a poisoned definition.
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: 0.011 (63.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · 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
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/1912783002
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594 (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/603725
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1698?
- CVE-2016-1698 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-2016-1698?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.