CVE-2016-1627 describes a vulnerability in the Developer Tools subsystem of Google Chrome versions prior to 48.0.2564.109, affecting various Debian and OpenSUSE distributions. The flaw allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by crafting a malicious URL that circumvents validation of URL schemes and the remoteBase parameter. This vulnerability carries a high CVSSv3 score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 48.0.2564.103CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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