CVE-2016-1697

high

Published 2016-06-05 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.8

Description

The FrameLoader::startLoad function in WebKit/Source/core/loader/FrameLoader.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79, does not prevent frame navigations during DocumentLoader detach operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted JavaScript code.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
8.0	Affected	—

Red Hat Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
6.0	Affected	—

SUSE Affected 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
42.1	Affected	—
13.2	Affected	—

Ubuntu Affected 3 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
16.04	Affected	—
15.10	Affected	—
14.04	Affected	—

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
google	chrome	`{"endIncluding":"51.0.2704.63"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-284

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.