CVE-2016-1638

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.

Predictions

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.

References

• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84008
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185
• https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=585282
• https://codereview.chromium.org/1744623002
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84008
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185
• https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=585282
• https://codereview.chromium.org/1744623002
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09

CWEs

CWE-284