UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1657

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1657

    Published: 18 Apr 2016Last Modified: 8 Sept 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1657

    Summary:

    Details: The WebContentsImpl::FocusLocationBarByDefault function in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 mishandles focus for certain about:blank pages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted URL.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1657, http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1657

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: chromium-browser

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117

    Affected versions

    29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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