CVE-2016-1698

chromium-browser: information leak in extension bindings

Published Jun 5, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not validate module types, which might allow attackers to load arbitrary modules or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a poisoned definition.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3594-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2793 The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not validate module types, which might allow attackers to load arbitrary modules or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a poisoned definition.
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