CVE - CVE-2016-1698

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-1698	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not validate module types, which might allow attackers to load arbitrary modules or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a poisoned definition.
References
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CONFIRM:http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html CONFIRM:https://codereview.chromium.org/1912783002 CONFIRM:https://crbug.com/603725 DEBIAN:DSA-3594 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594 REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1201 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201 SECTRACK:1036026 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026 SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:1490 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2016:1489 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2016:1496 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
Assigning CNA
Chrome
Date Record Created
20160112	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160112)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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