Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu1
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- published19 Jan 2017
- disclosed19 Jan 2017
Introduced: 19 Jan 2017
CVE-2016-5226 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:17.04 chromium-browser to version 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu1 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:17.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Linux, Windows and Mac executed javascript: URLs entered in the URL bar in the context of the current tab, which allowed a socially engineered user to XSS themselves by dragging and dropping a javascript: URL into the URL bar.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5226
- https://crbug.com/639750
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5226
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633