Improper Access Control Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.99% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-CHROMIUMBROWSER-412642
  • published5 Jun 2016
  • disclosed5 Jun 2016

Introduced: 5 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-1699  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 chromium-browser to version 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121 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.

WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/devtools.js in the Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not ensure that the remoteFrontendUrl parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL.

CVSS Scores

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