CVE-2016-5212
MEDIUMGoogle Chrome < 55.0.2883.75 - Local File Read via DevTools URL Sanitization Bypass
Title source: llmDescription
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
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
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