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.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/567445
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://codereview.chromium.org/1678233003/
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0219
EPSS Percentile
84.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-254
Status
published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
google/chrome
< 49.0.2623.112
novell/suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise
12
opensuse/leap
42.1
Published
Apr 18, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026