High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1667
CVE-2016-1667
Description
The TreeScope::adoptIfNeeded function in WebKit/Source/core/dom/TreeScope.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, does not prevent script execution during node-adoption operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.
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References
12- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00043.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00050.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00048.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1080.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90584nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035872nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2960-1nvd
- codereview.chromium.org/1953323002/nvd
- crbug.com/605766nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02nvd
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