CVE-2016-1627 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1627?

CVE-2016-1627 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Feb 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 Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not validate URL schemes and ensure that the remoteBase parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, related to browser/devtools/devtools_ui_bindings.cc and WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/Runtime.js.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1627?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1627?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1627 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-9v85-hq57-2c7g, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1627.