CVE-2016-1698

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not validate module types, which might allow attackers to load arbitrary modules or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a poisoned definition.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Jun 5, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-1698: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix