Improper Access Control Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1134


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.38% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-CHROMIUMBROWSER-412361
  • published7 Aug 2016
  • disclosed7 Aug 2016

Introduced: 7 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-5144  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 chromium-browser to version 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1134 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, mishandles the script-path hostname, remoteBase parameter, and remoteFrontendUrl parameter, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5143.