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CVE-2016-1657 Detail

Description

The WebContentsImpl::FocusLocationBarByDefault function in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 mishandles focus for certain about:blank pages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted URL.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  04/18/2016

Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 1.4
Exploitability Score: 2.8

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): None

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink Resource
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 Third Party Advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1678233003/
https://crbug.com/567445
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1657
NVD Published Date:
04/18/2016
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018