CVE-2016-1657

Medium

Description

The WebContentsImpl::FocusLocationBarByDefault function in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 mishandles focus for certain about:blank pages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted URL.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability68. percentile1.2%
ProductGoogle Chrome
PublishedApr 18, 2016
First seenApr 18, 2016

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google chromev ≤ 49.0.2623.112—
debian debian_linux8.0—
novell suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise12—
opensuse leap42.1—

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