CVE-2016-1693

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    CVE-2016-1693

    Published: 5 Jun 2016Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_trial_win.cc in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not use the HTTPS service on dl.google.com to obtain the Software Removal Tool, which allows remote attackers to spoof the chrome_cleanup_tool.exe (aka CCT) file via a man-in-the-middle attack on an HTTP session.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876, , http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981, https://codereview.chromium.org/1919043002, https://crbug.com/598752, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07, http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High