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TI-2016-04450 Aliases CVE-2016-5149GHSA-4crp-674x-454f

The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux relies on an IFRAME source URL to identify an associated extension, which allows remote attackers to conduct extension-bindings injection attacks by leveraging script access to a resource that initially has the about:blank URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01347 71st 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 52.0.2743.116VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 52.0.2743.116 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:1854 Released 2016-09-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    chromium-browser security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-53.0.2785.89-3.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-53.0.2785.89-3.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-53.0.2785.89-3.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-2016:1854
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1854
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1854

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5149
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4crp-674x-454f

References

Advisory 7

Other 3

Sources

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