Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Debian Linux and Opensuse - CVE-2016-1623
Published: February 14, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40486
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1623
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The DOM implementation in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not properly restrict frame-attach operations from occurring during or after frame-detach operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, related to FrameLoader.cpp, HTMLFrameOwnerElement.h, LocalFrame.cpp, and WebLocalFrameImpl.cpp.
Affected software
Debian Linux
Opensuse
Ubuntu
liboxideqtcore0 (Ubuntu package)
Opensuse
Ubuntu
liboxideqtcore0 (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1623
Install update from vendor's website.
liboxideqtcore0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.12.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 1.12.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
External References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2895-1
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=577105
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1659013003
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09