PT-2016-2144

CVE-2016-1694

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Published

2016-05-25

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Updated

2024-06-15

Description by

CVSS 3.1
5.3
Medium
MetricsAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 51.0.2704.63 Opera (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to the deletion of HPKP pins during cache clearing, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof web sites via a valid certificate from an arbitrary recognized Certification Authority. This occurs in the browser/browsing data/browsing data remover.cc component.
Recommendations For Google Chrome versions prior to 51.0.2704.63, update to version 51.0.2704.63 or later to resolve the issue. For Opera, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2016-2194
DSA-3590-1
MGASA-2016-0214
OPENSUSE-SU-2016_1430-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2016_1496-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1
RHSA-2016:1190
RHSA-2016_1190
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