High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5173
CVE-2016-5173
Description
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 does not properly restrict access to Object.prototype, which allows remote attackers to load unintended resources, and consequently trigger unintended JavaScript function calls and bypass the Same Origin Policy via an indirect interception attack.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
10- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1905.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3667nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92942nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036826nvd
- codereview.chromium.org/1840453002nvd
- crbug.com/468931nvd
- crbug.com/471523nvd
- crbug.com/497507nvd
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09nvd
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