CVE-2016-1657 (GCVE-0-2016-1657)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-18 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
10 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://crbug.com/567445 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://codereview.chromium.org/1678233003/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3549 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Date Public
2016-04-13 00:00
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