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CVE-2016-1664 (GCVE-0-2016-1664)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-14 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:02
VLAI
Summary
The HistoryController::UpdateForCommit function in content/renderer/history_controller.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 mishandles the interaction between subframe forward navigations and other forward navigations, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3564 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89106 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0707.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Date Public
2016-04-28 00:00
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