CVE-2016-1699 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1699?

CVE-2016-1699 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

WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/devtools.js in the Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not ensure that the remoteFrontendUrl parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1699?

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-2016-1699?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1699 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1699 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-m9mc-h49h-mj7c, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1699.