CVE-2016-1682 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass Content Security Policy protections via ServiceWorker registration in Google Chrome.

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-2016-1682?

CVE-2016-1682 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu 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

The ServiceWorkerContainer::registerServiceWorkerImpl function in WebKit/Source/modules/serviceworkers/ServiceWorkerContainer.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, allows remote attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism via a ServiceWorker registration.

Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1682?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1682?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1682 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1682 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3ggx-256v-qr6j, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1682.

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