CVE-2016-1693 - Improper Access Control

Severity

26%

Complexity

49%

Confidentiality

48%

browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_trial_win.cc in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not use the HTTPS service on dl.google.com to obtain the Software Removal Tool, which allows remote attackers to spoof the chrome_cleanup_tool.exe (aka CCT) file via a man-in-the-middle attack on an HTTP session.

browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_trial_win.cc in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not use the HTTPS service on dl.google.com to obtain the Software Removal Tool, which allows remote attackers to spoof the chrome_cleanup_tool.exe (aka CCT) file via a man-in-the-middle attack on an HTTP session.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 2.6. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-06-05 23:59:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-30 16:27:00

Affected Software

Debian Linux 8.0 (Jessie)

8.0

openSUSE Leap 42.1

42.1

OpenSUSE 13.2

13.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0

6.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0

6.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0

6.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise 12.0

12.0

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html

Vendor Advisory

openSUSE-SU-2016:1430

Third Party Advisory

openSUSE-SU-2016:1433

Third Party Advisory

openSUSE-SU-2016:1496

Third Party Advisory

DSA-3590

Third Party Advisory

90876

1035981

Third Party Advisory

RHSA-2016:1190

Third Party Advisory

https://codereview.chromium.org/1919043002

Issue Tracking

https://crbug.com/598752

Permissions Required

GLSA-201607-07

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