ubuntu · CVE-2016-1664

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Priority: medium Published: 2016-05-14 21:59:00 UTC Updated: 2025-08-25 21:54:56 UTC

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Freshness: upstream tracker timestamp is available; use API updated time as primary recency signal.

Tracker summary

CVE-2016-1664 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (chromium-browser, oxide-qt), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial): released 4, not-affected 3, DNE 2, ignored 1.

Description:

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.

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