CVE-2016-1693

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control8 documents6 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUM
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Google ChromeDebian Debian LinuxOpensuse Leap+5 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 5
Latest updateMay 14

Description

browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_trial_win.cc in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not use the HTTPS service on dl.google.com to obtain the Software Removal Tool, which allows remote attackers to spoof the chrome_cleanup_tool.exe (aka CCT) file via a man-in-the-middle attack on an HTTP session.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

▶NVDgoogle/chrome50.0.2661.102
▶Ubuntuchromium-browser< 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121+1
▶NVDopensuse/leap42.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Linux Enterprise 12.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-9h82-p393-44cg: browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_trial_win↗2022-05-14
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OSV
erlang vulnerabilities↗2018-02-14
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OSV
CVE-2016-1693: browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_trial_win↗2016-06-05
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CVEList
CVE-2016-1693: browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_trial_win↗2016-06-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
chromium-browser: http download of software removal tool↗2016-05-25
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-1693 chromium-browser: http download of software removal tool↗2016-05-26
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2116 jasper: memory leak in jas_iccprof_createfrombuf()↗2016-03-03
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CVE-2016-1693 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.3) | browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_tri | cvebase.io