7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-1656
Google Chrome pathname restrictions bypass vulnerability
Description

The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass intended pathname restrictions via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

April 18, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1656 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
2 Google chrome
1 Opensuse leap
1 Suse linux_enterprise

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1656 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1656 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html
    Added Reference https://crbug.com/570750
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/570750 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/570750
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:49.0.2623.112:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:49.0.2623.112:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/570750 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/570750 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:49.0.2623.112:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1656 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.43 }} 0.04%

score

0.71664

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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