Navigation Spoofing Vulnerability in Google Chrome Affects Multiple Platforms
CVE-2016-5218

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Google
Status
Google Chrome Prior To 55.0.2883.75 For Mac, Windows And Linux, And 55.0.2883.84 For Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 January 2017

Summary

The extensions API in Google Chrome prior to certain versions on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android contains a flaw in handling navigation within PDF documents. This issue allows a remote attacker to exploit this vulnerability by using a specially crafted HTML page designed to include PDF data. As a result, the attacker can temporarily manipulate the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) to display misleading information, potentially tricking users into believing they are visiting a legitimate site.

Affected Version(s)

Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://crbug.com/660498
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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