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title: "CVE-2016-1658\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-1658

Publication date 18 April 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**4.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1658?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 incorrectly
relies on GetOrigin method calls for origin comparisons, which allows
remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive
information via a crafted extension.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| chromium-browser | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237 |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1227 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1117 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| oxide-qt | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 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 | Low |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | 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:L/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1658)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1658)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-1658)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1658)

### Other references

* <http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/04/stable-channel-update_13.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1658>