CVE-2016-1668

Publication date 13 May 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The forEachForBinding function in WebKit/Source/bindings/core/v8/Iterable.h in the V8 bindings in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102, uses an improper creation context, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
chromium-browser	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237
	15.10 wily	Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1227
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
oxide-qt	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
	15.10 wily	Fixed 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.8 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2960-1
Oxide vulnerabilities
18 May 2016