CVE-2016-1699: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-1699 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Access Control vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3Timeline
- 05-06-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/devtools.js in the Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not ensure that the remoteFrontendUrl parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
72%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.38% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat3 products
Ubuntu2 products
- chromium-browser< 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121 | < 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242
- oxide-qt< 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 15.10 | 16.04
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 51.0.2704.63
Suse1 product
- linux_enterprise12.0
7 vendors · 11 products
References
14 links- codereview.chromium.org/2010783002X Refsource CONFIRM
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- crbug.com/607939X Refsource CONFIRM
