Improper access control in Opensuse and Debian Linux - CVE-2016-1668
Published: May 15, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40287
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1668
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SUSE
Debian
Debian
Affected software:
Opensuse
Debian Linux
Opensuse
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The forEachForBinding function in WebKit/Source/bindings/core/v8/Iterable.h in the V8 bindings in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, uses an improper creation context, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1668
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1080.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90584
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035872
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1960013002
- https://crbug.com/605910
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02