The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not validate URL schemes and ensure that the remoteBase parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, related to browser/devtools/devtools_ui_bindings.cc and WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/Runtime.js.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade chromium-browser | Feb 22, 2016 | Feb 13, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade chromium-pulseUpgrade chromium-npapiUpgrade chromium | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/chromium. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 13, 2016 |
| Google Chrome | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome | Feb 29, 2016 | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade chromium | Feb 17, 2016 | Feb 13, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade chromium-browser | Nov 19, 2024 | Feb 14, 2016 |
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