CVE-2016-1658 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1658?

CVE-2016-1658 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 Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 incorrectly relies on GetOrigin method calls for origin comparisons, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted extension.

Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1658?

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-2016-1658?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1658 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1658 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-jqq4-q4jg-35ch, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1658.