CVE-2016-1617 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1617?

CVE-2016-1617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The CSPSource::schemeMatches function in WebKit/Source/core/frame/csp/CSPSource.cpp in the Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not apply http policies to https URLs and does not apply ws policies to wss URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine whether a specific HSTS web site has been visited by reading a CSP report.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1617?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1617?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1617 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1617 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-wgvw-9qxr-cvw2, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1617.