CVE-2016-1672

high
Published 2016-06-05 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8

Description

The ModuleSystem::RequireForJsInner function in extensions/renderer/module_system.cc in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 mishandles properties, which allows remote attackers to conduct bindings-interception attacks and bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse suse42.1affected
suse suse13.2affected
debian debian8.0affected
redhat rhel6.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
gcp googlechrome{"endIncluding":"50.0.2661.102"}

References

CWEs

CWE-254 CWE-284

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.