PT-2016-1352 · Opera+4 · Opera+4

Asargent_No_Longer_On_Chrome · Published 2016-03-02 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2016-1640

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 49.0.2623.75 Opera (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an error in blocking the installation process after the installation window is closed in the Extensions UI of Google Chrome. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted website to affect the integrity of information. The vulnerability makes it easier for attackers to trick users into believing an installation request came from their next navigation target.

Recommendations For Google Chrome versions prior to 49.0.2623.75, update to version 49.0.2623.75 or later to resolve the issue. For Opera, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-17

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-1283

BDU:2016-00651

CVE-2016-1640

DSA-3507-1

MGASA-2016-0127

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_0664-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_0684-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_0729-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

RHSA-2016:0359

RHSA-2016_0359

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Google Chrome

Opera

Red Hat

Suse

References · 2364

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1640 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00651 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1640 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1640 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0127.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3507-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0127 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1640 · Vendor Advisory