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CVE-2016-1697
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2016-06-05 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-284
Description
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.
Affected products
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
- Debian Linux: 8.0
- Google Chrome: through 51.0.2704.63
- openSUSE Leap: 42.1
- Opensuse: 13.2
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise: 12.0
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2021373003
- https://crbug.com/613266
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.html
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