High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5149
CVE-2016-5149
Description
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux relies on an IFRAME source URL to identify an associated extension, which allows remote attackers to conduct extension-bindings injection attacks by leveraging script access to a resource that initially has the about:blank URL.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
12- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729nvd
- codereview.chromium.org/2208483002/nvd
- crbug.com/573131nvd
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09nvd
News mentions
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