8.1high
CVE-2016-1671
Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102 on Android mishandles / (slash) and \ (backslash) characters, which allows attackers to conduct director…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 75%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102 on Android mishandles / (slash) and \ (backslash) characters, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a file: URL, related to net/base/escape.cc and net/base/filename_util.cc.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
- Google Chrome (RSS, critical only)
References
- groups.google.com /a/chromium.org/forum/message/raw?msg=chromium-reviews/UkMGbbnTDW8/A4g-6YkfBAAJ · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/90584 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1035872 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- crbug.com /586657 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com /2016/05/stable-channel-update.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- codereview.chromium.org /1704163003/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201605-02 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-1671
- NVD: CVE-2016-1671
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