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TI-2016-01561 Aliases CVE-2016-1706GHSA-4c3c-m7vg-64hg

The PPAPI implementation in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not validate the…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The PPAPI implementation in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not validate the origin of IPC messages to the plugin broker process that should have come from the browser process, which allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via an unexpected message type, related to broker_process_dispatcher.cc, ppapi_plugin_process_host.cc, ppapi_thread.cc, and render_frame_message_filter.cc.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02178 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 51.0.2704.106VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 51.0.2704.106 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:1485 Released 2016-07-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    chromium-browser security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-52.0.2743.82-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-52.0.2743.82-1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-52.0.2743.82-1.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1485
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1485
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1485

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1706
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c3c-m7vg-64hg

References

Advisory 7

Other 3

  • TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
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Sources

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