CVE-2016-1636

Critical

Published: 06/03/2016(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

The PendingScript::notifyFinished function in Google Chrome before version 49.0.2623.75 relies on memory-cache information about integrity-check occurrences, allowing remote attackers to bypass the Subresource Integrity (SRI) protection mechanism by triggering two loads of the same resource.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious code, potentially compromising the security of web applications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

The PendingScript::notifyFinished function in WebKit/Source/core/dom/PendingScript.cpp in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 relies on memory-cache information about integrity-check occurrences instead of integrity-check successes, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Subresource Integrity (aka SRI) protection mechanism by triggering two loads of the same resource.