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CVE-2016-1706 (GCVE-0-2016-1706)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-07-23 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:02

Summary

The PPAPI implementation in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not validate the origin of IPC messages to the plugin broker process that should have come from the browser process, which allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via an unexpected message type, related to broker_process_dispatcher.cc, ppapi_plugin_process_host.cc, ppapi_thread.cc, and render_frame_message_filter.cc.

Severity

9.6 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Assigner

Chrome Google root

References

11 references

URL	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://crbug.com/610600	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://codereview.chromium.org/2069853002/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

Date Public

2016-07-20 00:00

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OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2024-06-15 00:00

Summary

ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

2310 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-1706.

CVE-2016-1706

9.6 (Critical)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 8 products

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2016:1485

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-07-26 05:18 - Updated: 2026-06-28 12:27

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update

Severity

Important

Scope

17 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-1706.

CVE-2016-1706

8.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed: 12 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1485

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2016_1485

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-07-26 05:18 - Updated: 2024-11-14 19:56

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update

Severity

Important

Scope

17 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-1706.

CVE-2016-1706

8.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed: 12 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1485

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1706 (CVE-2016-1706)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-07-23 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website

Details

Severity

9.6 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1706	REPORT
	https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3041-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1706	REPORT

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