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CVE-2016-1638

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2016-03-05	chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2016-1638 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2016-1638
Phase	Assigned(20160112)

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.

References

Source	Reference
CONFIRM	http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html
CONFIRM	https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=585282
CONFIRM	https://codereview.chromium.org/1744623002