CVE-2016-1698

CWE-200 — Information Exposure6 documents6 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.6%
top 29.32%
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

The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not validate module types, which might allow attackers to load arbitrary modules or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a poisoned definition.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

▶NVDgoogle/chrome51.0.2704.63
▶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

3
GHSA
GHSA-765m-xj9g-24vp: The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2016-1698: The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding↗2016-06-05
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OSV
CVE-2016-1698: The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding↗2016-06-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
chromium-browser: information leak in extension bindings↗2016-06-01
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-1698 chromium-browser: information leak in extension bindings↗2016-06-02
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CVE-2016-1698 (MEDIUM CVSS 6.5) | The createCustomType function in ex | cvebase.io