CVE-2016-1706

9.6 CRITICAL
Published: July 23, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://codereview.chromium.org/2069853002/
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://crbug.com/610600
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://codereview.chromium.org/2069853002/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://crbug.com/610600
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

google

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