CVE-2016-1632: google chrome
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-1632 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2Timeline
- 06-03-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly maintain own properties, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted JavaScript code that triggers an incorrect cast, related to extensions/renderer/v8_helpers.h and gin/converter.h.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
71%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.35% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 48.0.2564.116
Ubuntu1 product
- chromium-browser< 49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1112
2 vendors · 2 products
References
14 links
- codereview.chromium.org/1433293004X Refsource CONFIRM
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=549986X Refsource CONFIRM
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- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM