FKIE_CVE-2016-1625

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-02-14 02:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:42
Severity
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
The Chrome Instant feature in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not ensure that a New Tab Page (NTP) navigation target is on the most-visited or suggestions list, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions via unspecified vectors, related to instant_service.cc and search_tab_helper.cc.
References
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=509313
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://codereview.chromium.org/1669723002
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00104.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00119.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0241.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3486
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83125
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035183
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=509313
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://codereview.chromium.org/1669723002
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
opensuse opensuse 13.1
google chrome *
debian debian_linux 8.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:42:17.180",
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