CVE-2016-1693 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1693?

CVE-2016-1693 is a medium-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

browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_trial_win.cc in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not use the HTTPS service on dl.google.com to obtain the Software Removal Tool, which allows remote attackers to spoof the chrome_cleanup_tool.exe (aka CCT) file via a man-in-the-middle attack on an HTTP session.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1693?

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-2016-1693?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1693 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1693 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• 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-9h82-p393-44cg, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1693.