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CVE-2016-1697 json

The FrameLoader::startLoad function in WebKit/Source/core/loader/FrameLoader.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, do…

published 2016-06-05 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2792

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The FrameLoader::startLoad function in WebKit/Source/core/loader/FrameLoader.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not prevent frame navigations during DocumentLoader detach operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted JavaScript code.

Patch / fix

  • oxide-qt Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • oxide-qt Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1697

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • chromium-browser RHEL 6 EXTRAS 51.0.2704.79-1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:1201

  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 55.0.2883.75-3.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-1697 updated cvss 6.8

chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in blink

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 51.0.2704.79-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 51.0.2704.79-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 51.0.2704.79-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1201

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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