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title: "CVE-2016-1640\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-1640

Publication date 6 March 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

**4.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1640?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The Web Store inline-installer implementation in the Extensions UI in
Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 does not block installations upon
deletion of an installation frame, which makes it easier for remote
attackers to trick a user into believing that an installation request
originated from the user's next navigation target via a crafted web site.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| chromium-browser | 15.10 wily | Fixed 49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1222 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1112 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| oxide-qt | 15.10 wily | 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**

4.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1640)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1640)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-1640)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1640)

### Other references

* <http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.ca/2016/03/stable-channel-update.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1640>