Google Chrome up to 51 cross-domain policy

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 51 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-domain policy vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-942. The product uses a cross-domain policy file that includes domains that should not be trusted. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 05/25/2016 by Aleksandar Nikolic (OUSPG) with Cisco Talos as Stable Channel Update, May 2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1673 since 01/12/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91351 (Google Chrome < 51.0.2704.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370005 (Google Chrome Prior to 51.0.2704.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 51.0.2704.63 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91351). The entries 87298, 87299, 87300 and 87301 are related to this item.

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Class: Cross-domain policy
CWE: CWE-942 / CWE-346 / CWE-345
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 91351
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 51.0.2704.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 831745
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Chromium openSUSE-SU-2016:1430-1 (Chromium)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 51.0.2704.63

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05/25/2016 +134 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, May 2016
Researcher: Aleksandar Nikolic (OUSPG)
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1673 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1035981
SecurityFocus: 90876 - Google Chrome Prior to 51.0.2704.63 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/29/2016 00:31
Updated: 08/22/2022 12:28
Changes: 05/29/2016 00:31 (83), 12/19/2018 09:16 (7), 08/22/2022 12:28 (4)
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