Bypassing Same Origin Policy via Nested Message Loops in Google Chrome

CVE-2016-1631 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The PPB_Flash_MessageLoop_Impl::InternalRun function in content/renderer/pepper/ppb_flash_message_loop_impl.cc in the Pepper plugin in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 mishandles nested message loops, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

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