CVE-2016-1707
ios/web/web_state/ui/crw_web_controller.mm in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 on iOS does not...
6.5 MediumFix available
ios/web/web_state/ui/crw_web_controller.mm in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 on iOS does not ensure that an invalid URL is replaced with the about:blank URL, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL display 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
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
1.18%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ios/web/web_state/ui/crw_web_controller.mm in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 on iOS does not ensure that an invalid URL is replaced with the about:blank URL, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL display via a crafted web site.
- Record
CVE-2016-1707- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ios/web/web_state/ui/crw_web_controller.mm in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 on iOS does not ensure that an invalid URL is replaced with the about:blank URL, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL display via a crafted web site.
- Record
CVE-2016-1707- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2802 No score
ios/web/web_state/ui/crw_web_controller.mm in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 on iOS does not ensure that an invalid URL is replaced with the about:blank URL, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL display via a crafted web site.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2802- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5774-6xqj-qx8w
ios/web/web_state/ui/crw_web_controller.mm in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 on iOS does not...
ios/web/web_state/ui/crw_web_controller.mm in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 on iOS does not ensure that an invalid URL is replaced with the about:blank URL, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL display via a crafted web site.
- Record
GHSA-5774-6xqj-qx8w- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2016:1868-1 No score
Security update for Chromium
Chromium was updated to 52.0.2743.82 to fix the following security issues (boo#989901):
- CVE-2016-1706: Sandbox escape in PPAPI
- CVE-2016-1707: URL spoofing on iOS
- CVE-2016-1708: Use-after-free in Extensions
- CVE-2016-1709: Heap-buffer-overflow in sfntly
- CVE-2016-1710: Same-origin bypass in Blink
- CVE-2016-1711: Same-origin bypass in Blink
- CVE-2016-5127: Use-after-free in Blink
- CVE-2016-5128: Same-origin bypass in V8
- CVE-2016-5129: Memory corruption in V8
- CVE-2016-5130: URL spoofing
- CVE-2016-5131: Use-after-free in libxml
- CVE-2016-5132: Limited same-origin bypass in Service Workers
- CVE-2016-5133: Origin confusion in proxy authentication
- CVE-2016-5134: URL leakage via PAC script
- CVE-2016-5135: Content-Security-Policy bypass
- CVE-2016-5136: Use after free in extensions
- CVE-2016-5137: History sniffing with HSTS and CSP
- CVE-2016-1705: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2016:1868-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2016:1869-1 No score
Security update for Chromium
Chromium was updated to 52.0.2743.82 to fix the following security issues (boo#989901):
- CVE-2016-1706: Sandbox escape in PPAPI
- CVE-2016-1707: URL spoofing on iOS
- CVE-2016-1708: Use-after-free in Extensions
- CVE-2016-1709: Heap-buffer-overflow in sfntly
- CVE-2016-1710: Same-origin bypass in Blink
- CVE-2016-1711: Same-origin bypass in Blink
- CVE-2016-5127: Use-after-free in Blink
- CVE-2016-5128: Same-origin bypass in V8
- CVE-2016-5129: Memory corruption in V8
- CVE-2016-5130: URL spoofing
- CVE-2016-5131: Use-after-free in libxml
- CVE-2016-5132: Limited same-origin bypass in Service Workers
- CVE-2016-5133: Origin confusion in proxy authentication
- CVE-2016-5134: URL leakage via PAC script
- CVE-2016-5135: Content-Security-Policy bypass
- CVE-2016-5136: Use after free in extensions
- CVE-2016-5137: History sniffing with HSTS and CSP
- CVE-2016-1705: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2016:1869-1- 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 |
before 52.0.2743.82-1~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 |
52.0.2743.82-1~deb8u1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 |
before 52.0.2743.82-89.1 | 52.0.2743.82-89.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2016-1707 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Google Chrome, published July 23, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 52.0.2743.82-1~deb8u1.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html
securityfocus.com/bid/92053
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
codereview.chromium.org/2086333003
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crbug.com/622183
securitytracker.com/id/1036428
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1707
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5774-6xqj-qx8w
bugzilla.suse.com/989901
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1705
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