CVE-2016-5149

Published: Sep 11, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux relies on an IFRAME source URL to identify an associated extension, which allows remote attackers to conduct extension-bindings injection attacks by leveraging script access to a resource that initially has the about:blank URL.

Affected (2)

Products: Google: Chrome · Opensuse: Leap

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Chrome	Up to 52.0.2743.116

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.1

Related CWEs

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (24)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

https://codereview.chromium.org/2208483002/

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

https://crbug.com/573131

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://codereview.chromium.org/2208483002/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://crbug.com/573131

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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