CVE-2016-1638

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 Medium 6.3
Description
extensions/renderer/resources/platform_app.js in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly restrict use of Web APIs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted platform app.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-1638
  • Assigner
  • cve-coordination@google.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-03-06T02:59:09
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2016-12-03T03:21:41
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-284 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 48.0.2564.116
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • LOW
  • Availability Impact
  • LOW
  • Base Score
  • 6.3
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://codereview.chromium.org/1744623002
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=585282
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84008
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1638
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1638
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:01:24 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 08:33:04 security@google.com cve-coordination@google.com CVE Assigner updated
2022-12-02 08:33:04 2016-03-06T02:59Z 2016-03-06T02:59:09 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 08:33:04 2016-12-03T03:21:41 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 08:33:04 Modified Vulnerability Status updated