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CVE-2016-1664

The HistoryController::UpdateForCommit function in content/renderer/history_controller.cc in...

4.3 MediumFix available

The HistoryController::UpdateForCommit function in content/renderer/history_controller.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 mishandles the interaction between subframe forward navigations and other forward navigations, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.98%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

The HistoryController::UpdateForCommit function in content/renderer/history_controller.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 mishandles the interaction between subframe forward navigations and other forward navigations, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

Record
CVE-2016-1664
CVSS 3.0
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-254
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The HistoryController::UpdateForCommit function in content/renderer/history_controller.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 mishandles the interaction between subframe forward navigations and other forward navigations, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

Record
CVE-2016-1664
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2759 No score

The HistoryController::UpdateForCommit function in content/renderer/history_controller.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 mishandles the interaction between subframe forward navigations and other forward navigations, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

Record
EUVD-2016-2759
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cmvc-m67j-8h9m 4.3

The HistoryController::UpdateForCommit function in content/renderer/history_controller.cc in...

The HistoryController::UpdateForCommit function in content/renderer/history_controller.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 mishandles the interaction between subframe forward navigations and other forward navigations, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

Record
GHSA-cmvc-m67j-8h9m
CVSS 3.0
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1664 4.3

The HistoryController::UpdateForCommit function in content/renderer/history_controller.cc in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.94 mishandles the interaction between subframe forward navigations and other forward navigations, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1664
CVSS 3.0
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0160 No score

Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities

Chromium-browser-stable 50.0.2661.94 fixes several security issues: an out-of-bounds write problem in Blink (CVE-2016-1660), memory corruption in cross-process frames (CVE-2016-1661), use-after-free bugs in extensions (CVE-2016-1662) and in Blink's V8 bindings (CVE-2016-1663), an address bar spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2016-1664), an information leak in V8 (CVE-2016-1665), and various fixes from upstream's internal audits, fuzzing, and other initiatives (CVE-2015-1666).

Record
MGASA-2016-0160
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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
chromium-browser
Debian:8
 before 50.0.2661.94-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions
41.0.2272.118-142.0.2311.135-142.0.2311.135-1~deb8u142.0.2311.135-242.0.2311.90-1
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42.0.2311.90-1~deb8u142.0.2311.90-243.0.2357.124-143.0.2357.124-243.0.2357.124-343.0.2357.130-143.0.2357.65-143.0.2357.65-1~deb8u143.0.2357.81-144.0.2403.107-144.0.2403.107-244.0.2403.157-144.0.2403.89-144.0.2403.89-1~deb8u145.0.2454.101-145.0.2454.85-145.0.2454.85-1~deb8u146.0.2490.13-146.0.2490.71-146.0.2490.71-1~deb8u147.0.2526.111-147.0.2526.16-147.0.2526.73-147.0.2526.73-1~deb8u147.0.2526.80-147.0.2526.80-1~deb8u147.0.2526.80-247.0.2526.80-348.0.2564.116-148.0.2564.116-1~deb8u148.0.2564.23-148.0.2564.82-148.0.2564.82-1~deb8u148.0.2564.82-249.0.2623.108-149.0.2623.108-1~deb8u149.0.2623.108-249.0.2623.75-149.0.2623.75-1~deb8u149.0.2623.75-249.0.2623.87-149.0.2623.87-1~deb8u150.0.2661.75-150.0.2661.75-1~deb8u150.0.2661.75-2
50.0.2661.94-1~deb8u1
chromium-browser-stable
Mageia:5
 before 50.0.2661.94-1.mga5
50.0.2661.94-1.mga5
chromium-browser
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
 before 0:50.0.2661.94-1.el6
0:50.0.2661.94-1.el6
chromium-browser-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
 before 0:50.0.2661.94-1.el6
0:50.0.2661.94-1.el6
chromium-browser
Ubuntu: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
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36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~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-browser
Ubuntu: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
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 55.0.2883.75-3.1
55.0.2883.75-3.1
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 113.0.5672.92-1.1
113.0.5672.92-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2016-1664 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Google Chrome, published April 29, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 50.0.2661.94-1~deb8u1.

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