Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1638
CVE-2016-1638
Description
extensions/renderer/resources/platform_app.js in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly restrict use of Web APIs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted platform app.
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References
11- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00014.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00015.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00018.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00028.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3507nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84008nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035185nvd
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
- codereview.chromium.org/1744623002nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09nvd
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