CVE-2016-1698

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not validate module types, which might allow attackers to load arbitrary modules or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a poisoned definition.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-1698
  • Assigner
  • cve-coordination@google.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2016-06-05T23:59:28
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-30T16:27:35
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 51.0.2704.63
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 6.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://crbug.com/603725 Permissions Required
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html Vendor Advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1912783002 Issue Tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1698
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1698
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:56:10 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 09:47:08 security@google.com cve-coordination@google.com CVE Assigner updated
2022-12-02 09:47:08 2016-06-05T23:59Z 2016-06-05T23:59:28 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 09:47:08 2018-10-30T16:27:35 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 09:47:08 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated