Improper Input Validation Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <52.0.2743.82-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.61% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-CHROMIUMBROWSER-412304
  • published23 Jul 2016
  • disclosed23 Jul 2016

Introduced: 23 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-5135  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 chromium-browser to version 52.0.2743.82-1 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

WebKit/Source/core/html/parser/HTMLPreloadScanner.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, does not consider referrer-policy information inside an HTML document during a preload request, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by a "Content-Security-Policy: referrer origin-when-cross-origin" header that overrides a "<META name='referrer' content='no-referrer'>" element.