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CVE-2016-1627

Published: 14 February 2016

The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not validate URL schemes and ensure that the remoteBase parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, related to browser/devtools/devtools_ui_bindings.cc and WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/Runtime.js.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
chromium-browser
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Ignored

trusty
Released (48.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1111)
upstream
Released (48.0.2564.109)
vivid Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
wily
Released (48.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1221)
oxide-qt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
upstream Not vulnerable

vivid Not vulnerable

wily Not vulnerable

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H