CVE-2016-5134

HIGH

Google Chrome < 51.0.2704.106 - Credential Exposure via Proxy Auto-Config Script

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

net/proxy/proxy_service.cc in the Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) feature in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not ensure that URL information is restricted to a scheme, host, and port, which allows remote attackers to discover credentials by operating a server with a PAC script, a related issue to CVE-2016-3763.

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://codereview.chromium.org/1996773002
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/593759
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877625
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0152
EPSS Percentile 71.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
google/chrome < 51.0.2704.106
Published Jul 23, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026