HIGH
chromium-browser: android downloaded file path restriction bypass
Published Apr 18, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.24%
Description
The download implementation in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass intended pathname restrictions via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:50.0.2661.75-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0638
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:50.0.2661.75-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0638 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.24% 0.01243
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01243
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.24% (0.01243) | 68.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01462) | 70.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00314) | 52.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 75.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 73.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 71.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 68.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1656 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1327114 Issue Tracking
- https://crbug.com/570750 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1656
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1656
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00040.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00041.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00049.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00050.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0638.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1656 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1327114 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://crbug.com/570750 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1656 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1656 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Apr 18, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 12, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1656
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a