CVE-2016-1636 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Subresource Integrity protections in Google Chrome by triggering duplicate resource loads, undermining script integrity checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1636?
CVE-2016-1636 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PendingScript::notifyFinished function in WebKit/Source/core/dom/PendingScript.cpp in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 relies on memory-cache information about integrity-check occurrences instead of integrity-check successes, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Subresource Integrity (aka SRI) protection mechanism by triggering two loads of the same resource.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1636?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1636?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-1636 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1636 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ffvj-r26r-x2p8, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1636.