CVE-2016-1710

Publication date 23 July 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The ChromeClientImpl::createWindow method in WebKit/Source/web/ChromeClientImpl.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, does not prevent window creation by a deferred frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
chromium-browser	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu1.1307
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1250
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1134
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
oxide-qt	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 1.16.7-0ubuntu1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.16.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.8 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-3041-1
Oxide vulnerabilities
5 August 2016