CVE-2016-1656
The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote...
7.5 HighFix available
The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass intended pathname restrictions via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
1.24%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass intended pathname restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1656- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass intended pathname restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1656- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2751 No score
The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass intended pathname restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2751- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g375-749q-973m
The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote...
The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass intended pathname restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-g375-749q-973m- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1656
The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass intended pathname restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1656- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 No score
chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:50.0.2661.75-1.el6 | 0:50.0.2661.75-1.el6 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0:50.0.2661.75-1.el6 | 0:50.0.2661.75-1.el6 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117, plus listed versions 29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu231.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.132.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.133.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.134.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 Show 19 moreShow less36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg102937.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104237.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.107643.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.108943.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109244.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109545.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109745.0.2454.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109947.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110647.0.2526.106-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110748.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110848.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111149.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1113 |
50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.122949.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233 |
50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 719 CVEs |
before 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1656 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Chrome, published April 18, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html
crbug.com/570750
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html
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googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1656
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g375-749q-973m
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0638
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1327109
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_0638.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1651
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1656
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3015
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