FKIE_CVE-2016-1657
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-04-18 10:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:42
Severity
Summary
The WebContentsImpl::FocusLocationBarByDefault function in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 mishandles focus for certain about:blank pages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted URL.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | |
| novell | suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise | 12 | |
| opensuse | leap | 42.1 | |
| chrome | * |
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