CVE-2016-5220
MEDIUMGoogle Chrome < 55.0.2883.75 - Local File Read via PDF Navigation
Title source: llmDescription
PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly handled navigation within PDFs, which allowed a remote attacker to read local files via a crafted PDF file.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
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
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://crbug.com/654279
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0112
EPSS Percentile
62.3%
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