CVE-2016-1640
The Web Store inline-installer implementation in the Extensions UI in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not block installations upon deletion of an installation frame, which makes it easier for
02 Description
The Web Store inline-installer implementation in the Extensions UI in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not block installations upon deletion of an installation frame, which makes it easier for
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 65.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-03-06 02:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 23:02Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-01-12
- Assigning CNA
- Chrome
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 905067ddb8c7f1c9bead4097bd5425617d63a7a0de098d97abf33ebd4c8e3983
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0664http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0684http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.html
- www.securityfocus.com84008http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84008
- www.debian.orgDSA-3507http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507
- www.securitytracker.com1035185http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185
- codereview.chromium.orghttps://codereview.chromium.org/1496033003
- codereview.chromium.orghttps://codereview.chromium.org/1554233005
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0729http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:0665http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201603-09https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
- code.google.comhttps://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=550047
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.comhttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- chromium-browser Fixed in 49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1112
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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