CVE-2016-1698

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

https://crbug.com/603725

https://codereview.chromium.org/1912783002

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3