CVE-2016-1636 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 49.0.2623.75, specifically within the WebKit engine's handling of Subresource Integrity (SRI). This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass SRI protection by exploiting an incorrect reliance on memory-cache information regarding integrity-check occurrences instead of successful checks, triggered by two loads of the same resource. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating its significance at the time of discovery.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 48.0.2564.116CPE 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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.