CVE-2016-1657
Google Chrome Spoofable Address Bar Vulnerability
Description
The WebContentsImpl::FocusLocationBarByDefault function in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 mishandles focus for certain about:blank pages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted URL.
INFO
Published Date :
April 18, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1657
vulnerability.
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CVE-2016-1657 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.
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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 https://crbug.com/567445 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html [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 https://codereview.chromium.org/1678233003/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 [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/567445 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1678233003/ Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 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]
Aug. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:49.0.2623.112:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:49.0.2623.112:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 Third Party Advisory 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://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 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. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:49.0.2623.112:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/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-254 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1657 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1657
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.34 }} -0.19%
score
0.68182
percentile