CVE-2016-1693

medium

Description

browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_trial_win.cc in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not use the HTTPS service on dl.google.com to obtain the Software Removal Tool, which allows remote attackers to spoof the chrome_cleanup_tool.exe (aka CCT) file via a man-in-the-middle attack on an HTTP session.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07

https://crbug.com/598752

https://codereview.chromium.org/1919043002

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-06-05

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00945