Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu1.1307


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.28% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1610-CHROMIUMBROWSER-412414
  • published11 Sept 2016
  • disclosed11 Sept 2016

Introduced: 11 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-5149  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.10 chromium-browser to version 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu1.1307 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:16.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux relies on an IFRAME source URL to identify an associated extension, which allows remote attackers to conduct extension-bindings injection attacks by leveraging script access to a resource that initially has the about:blank URL.