CVE-2016-1676 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass the Same Origin Policy in Google Chrome due to improper prototype usage in extension bindings.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-1676?

CVE-2016-1676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 5 Jun 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

extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not properly use prototypes, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1676?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1676?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1676 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x2rc-63p9-cxrv, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1676.

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