Improper access control in Opensuse and Debian Linux - CVE-2016-1667

 

Improper access control in Opensuse and Debian Linux - CVE-2016-1667

Published: May 15, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40288
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-2016-1667
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: SUSE
Debian
Affected software:
Opensuse
Debian Linux

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The TreeScope::adoptIfNeeded function in WebKit/Source/core/dom/TreeScope.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not prevent script execution during node-adoption operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-1667

Install update from vendor's website.

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