CVE-2016-1657

MEDIUM

Google Chrome <50.0.2661.75 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

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)

[Patch] https://codereview.chromium.org/1678233003/

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html

[Issue Tracking] https://crbug.com/567445

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0218

EPSS Percentile 84.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-254

Status draft

Affected Products (4)

debian/debian_linux

novell/suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise

opensuse/leap

google/chrome < 49.0.2623.112

Timeline

Published Apr 18, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026