Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1698
CVE-2016-1698
Description
The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not validate module types, which might allow attackers to load arbitrary modules or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a poisoned definition.
Affected products
8- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036026nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201nvd
- codereview.chromium.org/1912783002nvd
- crbug.com/603725nvd
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