CVE-2016-1706
CVSS V2 High 9.3
CVSS V3 Critical 9.6
Description
The PPAPI implementation in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not validate the origin of IPC messages to the plugin broker process that should have come from the browser process, which allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via an unexpected message type, related to broker_process_dispatcher.cc, ppapi_plugin_process_host.cc, ppapi_thread.cc, and render_frame_message_filter.cc.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-1706
- Assigner
- cve-coordination@google.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-07-23T19:59:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-09-01T01:29:04
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 51.0.2704.106 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9.3
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.6
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 6
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1706 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1706 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:42:12 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 10:37:38 | security@google.com | cve-coordination@google.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 10:37:38 | 2016-07-23T19:59Z | 2016-07-23T19:59:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 10:37:38 | 2017-09-01T01:29:04 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 10:37:38 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |