CVE-2016-7549
Google Chrome IPC Message Validation Vulnerability
Description
Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not ensure that the recipient of a certain IPC message is a valid RenderFrame or RenderWidget, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a renderer process, related to render_frame_host_impl.cc and render_widget_host_impl.cc, as demonstrated by a Password Manager message.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 25, 2016, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:58 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE-2016-7549 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93160 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/556351 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/646394 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/1534933002 [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/556351 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/646394 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1534933002 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93160 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html -
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]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93160 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93160 Third Party Advisory -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93160 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93160 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93160 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:53.0.2785.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/556351 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/556351 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/646394 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/646394 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html No Types Assigned https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://codereview.chromium.org/1534933002 No Types Assigned https://codereview.chromium.org/1534933002 Issue Tracking Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 26, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7549 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.39 }} 0.11%
score
0.86265
percentile