CVE-2016-1638
Publication date 6 March 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
extensions/renderer/resources/platform_app.js in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly restrict use of Web APIs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted platform app.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | ||
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1112
|
|
| oxide-qt | ||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.3 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |