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CVE-2016-1661

Published: May 14, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
8.0HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 33.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94, does not ensure that frames satisfy a check for the same renderer process in addition to a Same Origin Policy check, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site, related to BindingSecurity.cpp and DOMWindow.cpp.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linux desktop supplementaryOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux server supplementaryOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux server supplementary eusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux workstation supplementaryOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Google Inc
commercial·USaka google, google llc
Google ChromeOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://crbug.com/601629
crbug.com
https://codereview.chromium.org/1887553002/
codereview.chromium.org
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
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