CVE-2016-1657 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1657?

CVE-2016-1657 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Apr 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 WebContentsImpl::FocusLocationBarByDefault function in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 mishandles focus for certain about:blank pages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1657?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Novell Suse Package Hub for Suse Linux Enterprise, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1657?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1657 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1657 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux

• CVE-2015-3306 ProFTPD Improper Access Control Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2025-49113 RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data Exploited Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-24061 GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• 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-595r-2p8v-2w88, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1657.