CVE-2016-5212

MEDIUM

Google Chrome < 55.0.2883.75 - Local File Read via DevTools URL Sanitization Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android insufficiently sanitized DevTools URLs, which allowed a remote attacker to read local files via a crafted HTML page.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/653134
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0132
EPSS Percentile 67.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
google/chrome < 54.0.2840.99
n/a/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
Published Jan 19, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026