CVE-2016-1706

chromium-browser: sandbox escape in ppapi

Published Jul 23, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.6 Critical EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The PPAPI implementation in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not validate the origin of IPC messages to the plugin broker process that should have come from the browser process, which allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via an unexpected message type, related to broker_process_dispatcher.cc, ppapi_plugin_process_host.cc, ppapi_thread.cc, and render_frame_message_filter.cc.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3637-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2801 The PPAPI implementation in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not validate the origin of IPC messages to the plugin broker process that should have come from the browser process, which allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via an unexpected message type, related to broker_process_dispatcher.cc, ppapi_plugin_process_host.cc, ppapi_thread.cc, and render_frame_message_filter.cc.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3041-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
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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
Jul 23, 2016, 7:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 20, 2016, 12:00 AM