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title: "CVE-2016-1622\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-1622

Publication date 14 February 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1622?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.109 does not
prevent use of the Object.defineProperty method to override intended
extension behavior, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin
Policy via crafted JavaScript code.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| chromium-browser | 15.10 wily | Fixed 48.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1221 |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 48.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1111 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| oxide-qt | 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1622)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1622)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-1622)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1622)

### Other references

* <http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/02/stable-channel-update_9.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1622>