Debian LinuxOperating system · Debian
CVE-2016-1652
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ModuleSystem::RequireForJsInner function in extensions/renderer/module_system.cc in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted web site, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Chrome's Extensions subsystem where the ModuleSystem::RequireForJsInner function in extensions/renderer/module_system.cc fails to properly sanitize input, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted websites. This is a Universal XSS (UXSS) that can bypass same-origin policy protections.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Debian LinuxOperating system
= 8.0
ChromeWeb browser
<= 49.0.2623.112= 42.1= 12.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Google Chrome is installedLook for Chrome executable. On Linux, check /usr/bin/google-chrome or /opt/google/chrome/. On Windows, check Program Files/Google/Chrome/Application/. On macOS, check /Applications/Google Chrome.appAffected if Chrome is not present on the system, then the user is not affected by this Chrome-specific vulnerability
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Determine installed Chrome versionRun 'google-chrome --version' from command line, or open Chrome and navigate to chrome://settings/help to view the versionAffected if The displayed version is 49.0.2623.112 or earlier (any version up to and including 49.0.2623.112)
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Confirm affected version rangeCompare your installed version number against the affected range: any version less than or equal to 49.0.2623.112 is vulnerableAffected if The installed version is 49.0.2623.75, 49.0.2623.108, 49.0.2623.112, or any earlier version number
A user is affected if they have Google Chrome version 49.0.2623.112 or any earlier version installed on their system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Google Chrome to version 50.0.2661.75 or later to patch the vulnerability. In enterprise environments, verify the update across all managed endpoints.
Fix this in Debian Linux
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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