PT-2016-3027 · Google+4 · Google Chrome+4

Published 2016-12-01 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2016-5217

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux Google Chrome version prior to 55.0.2883.84 for Android

Description The issue is related to the extensions API in Google Chrome, which incorrectly permitted access to privileged plugins. This allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page, potentially compromising information confidentiality. The vulnerability is associated with inadequate access control, enabling remote attackers to exploit it using a specially crafted HTML page.

Recommendations For Google Chrome versions prior to 55.0.2883.75 on Mac, Windows, and Linux, update to version 55.0.2883.75 or later. For Google Chrome version prior to 55.0.2883.84 on Android, update to version 55.0.2883.84 or later.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-2425

BDU:2017-00111

CVE-2016-5217

DSA-3731-1

MGASA-2016-0419

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_3108-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0563-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

RHSA-2016:2919

RHSA-2016_2919

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Google Chrome

Opera

Red Hat

Suse

References · 2354

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2017:0563-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5217 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0419.html · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5217 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3731-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5217 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5217 · Security Note
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00111 · Security Note
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5217 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0419 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21192 · Note