7.5

CVE-2016-1656: google chrome Improper Access Control

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1656
Published 18-04-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1656 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Access Control vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.24%
0%100%
Low · -0.22 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2016:0638

Timeline

  1. 18-04-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass intended pathname restrictions via unspecified vectors.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.22 pp

From 1.46% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Google1 product
Opensuse1 product
Suse1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117 | < 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237

4 vendors · 4 products

References

10 links