| Name | CVE-2016-1638 |
| Description | extensions/renderer/resources/platform_app.js in the Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not properly restrict use of Web APIs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted platform app. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3507-1 |
| NVD severity | medium |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser (PTS) | jessie (security), jessie | 57.0.2987.98-1~deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch | 70.0.3538.110-1~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| stretch (security) | 71.0.3578.80-1~deb9u1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | source | (unstable) | 49.0.2623.75-1 | |||
| chromium-browser | source | jessie | 49.0.2623.75-1~deb8u1 | DSA-3507-1 | ||
| chromium-browser | source | squeeze | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| chromium-browser | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life |
[wheezy] - chromium-browser <end-of-life> (Not supported in Wheezy)
[squeeze] - chromium-browser <end-of-life> (Not supported in Squeeze LTS)