Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:55.0.2883.75-1.el6
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed1 Dec 2016
Introduced: 1 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-5205 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 chromium-browser to version 0:55.0.2883.75-1.el6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac, incorrectly handles deferred page loads, which allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/646610
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5205
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2919