CVE-2016-1706 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1706?

CVE-2016-1706 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 23 Jul 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 PPAPI implementation in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not validate the origin of IPC messages to the plugin broker process that should have come from the browser process, which allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via an unexpected message type, related to broker_process_dispatcher.cc, ppapi_plugin_process_host.cc, ppapi_thread.cc, and render_frame_message_filter.cc.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1706?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1706?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-1706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-4c3c-m7vg-64hg, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1706.