CVE-2016-1696
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not properly restrict bindings...
8.8 HighFix available
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not properly restrict bindings access, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
1.23%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not properly restrict bindings access, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1696- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-254, CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not properly restrict bindings access, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1696- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2791 No score
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not properly restrict bindings access, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2791- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3r8m-9qvw-p5fw
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not properly restrict bindings...
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not properly restrict bindings access, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-3r8m-9qvw-p5fw- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1696
The extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not properly restrict bindings access, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1696- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0218 No score
Updated chromium-browser-stable/libpng packages fix security vulnerability
Chromium-browser-stable 51.0.2704.79 fixes security issues: cross-origin bypass problems in extension bindings (CVE-2016-1696) and blink (CVE-2016-1697), an information leak in extension bindings (CVE-2016-1698), a parameter sanitization failure in devtools (CVE-2016-1699), use-after-free bugs in extensions (CVE-2016-1700) and autofill (CVE-2016-1701), an out-of-bounds read in skia (CVE-2016-1702), and various fixes from upstream's internal audits, fuzzing, and other initiatives (CVE-2016-1703).
- Record
MGASA-2016-0218- 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-browserDebian:8 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 51.0.2704.79-1~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 Show 45 moreShow less42.0.2311.90-1~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 |
51.0.2704.79-1~deb8u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:5 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 51.0.2704.79-1.mga5 | 51.0.2704.79-1.mga5 |
libpngMageia:5 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 1.6.22-1.mga5 | 1.6.22-1.mga5 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:51.0.2704.79-1.el6 | 0:51.0.2704.79-1.el6 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:51.0.2704.79-1.el6 | 0:51.0.2704.79-1.el6 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121, 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 20 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~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.107643.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.108943.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109244.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109545.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109745.0.2454.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109947.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110647.0.2526.106-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110748.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.110848.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111149.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.111350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117 |
51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.122949.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237 |
51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242 |
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-2016-1696 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published June 4, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121.
References
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201
codereview.chromium.org/1866103002
securitytracker.com/id/1036026
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
crbug.com/601073
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debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3594
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1696
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3r8m-9qvw-p5fw
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0218.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18606
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1342001
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_1201.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1696
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1696
googlechromereleases.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3015
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