# CVE-2016-1693: browser/safe\_browsing/srt\_field\_trial\_win.cc in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not use the HTTPS service on dl.google.com to obtain

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-06-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

browser/safe_browsing/srt_field_trial_win.cc in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63 does not use the HTTPS service on dl.google.com to obtain the Software Removal Tool, which allows remote attackers to spoof the chrome_cleanup_tool.exe (aka CCT) file via a man-in-the-middle attack on an HTTP session.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html
- https://crbug.com/598752
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1919043002
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html

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