CVE-2016-1676 describes a vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 51.0.2704.63, specifically within the extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js component, which fails to properly utilize prototypes. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy through unspecified vectors, impacting various Linux distributions including Debian, openSUSE, Red Hat, and SUSE. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. A successful exploit could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Despite this, the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with two mentions and two media articles, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.