High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 14, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1627
CVE-2016-1627
Description
The Developer Tools (aka DevTools) subsystem in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not validate URL schemes and ensure that the remoteBase parameter is associated with a chrome-devtools-frontend.appspot.com URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL, related to browser/devtools/devtools_ui_bindings.cc and WebKit/Source/devtools/front_end/Runtime.js.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183nvd
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
- codereview.chromium.org/1586903002nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09nvd
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