Google Chrome up to 55 Blink iFRAME data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 55 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Blink. The manipulation as part of iFRAME leads to data processing. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-9650. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 55 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Blink. The manipulation as part of a iFRAME leads to a data processing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Blink in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly handled iframes, which allowed a remote attacker to bypass a no-referrer policy via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 12/01/2016. The weakness was published 01/19/2017 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (xisigr) with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9650 since 11/29/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95661 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : oxide-qt vulnerabilities (USN-3153-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370249 (Google Chrome Prior to 55.0.2883.75 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 55.0.2883.75 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95661) and SecurityFocus (BID 94633†). Similar entries are available at VDB-95480, VDB-95481, VDB-95482 and VDB-95483. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 95661
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : oxide-qt vulnerabilities (USN-3153-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 900236
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Chromium openSUSE-SU-2016:3108-1 (Chromium)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 55.0.2883.75

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: USN-3153-1⛔
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (xisigr)
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9650 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95525

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SecurityFocus: 94633 - Google Chrome Prior to 55.0.2883.75 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9650 - Google - Chrome - Security Bypass Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2017 09:47
Updated: 05/14/2026 03:15
Changes: 01/19/2017 09:47 (77), 07/24/2020 18:26 (10), 11/01/2022 14:42 (4), 11/01/2022 14:46 (1), 05/14/2026 03:15 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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