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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-1638): chromium-browser vulnerability

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Published

Mar 6, 2016

Added

Nov 19, 2024

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

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.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-chromium-browser

References

CVE-2016-1638
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-1638
CWE-284
EUVD-EUVD-2016-2733
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.ca/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-2733
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1638

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