Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <53.0.2785.89-1~deb8u1
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- published11 Sept 2016
- disclosed11 Sept 2016
Introduced: 11 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-5164 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 chromium-browser to version 53.0.2785.89-1~deb8u1 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 Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit/Source/platform/v8_inspector/V8Debugger.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem via a crafted web site, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."
References
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- https://crbug.com/637594
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2253643002
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5164
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5164