CVE-2016-1617

chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits

Published Jan 25, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The CSPSource::schemeMatches function in WebKit/Source/core/frame/csp/CSPSource.cpp in the Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not apply http policies to https URLs and does not apply ws policies to wss URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine whether a specific HSTS web site has been visited by reading a CSP report.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3456-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2712 The CSPSource::schemeMatches function in WebKit/Source/core/frame/csp/CSPSource.cpp in the Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not apply http policies to https URLs and does not apply ws policies to wss URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine whether a specific HSTS web site has been visited by reading a CSP report.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2877-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:02 PM
Reserved
Jan 12, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 25, 2016, 11:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 20, 2016, 12:00 AM