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CVE-2016-1623

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The DOM implementation in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not properly restrict frame-attach operations from occurring during or after frame-detach operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, related to FrameLoader.cpp, HTMLFrameOwnerElement.h, LocalFrame.cpp, and WebLocalFrameImpl.cpp.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 8.0
• Google Chrome: through 48.0.2564.103
• Opensuse: 13.1

References

• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2895-1
• https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=577105
• https://codereview.chromium.org/1659013003
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html

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