CVE-2016-5218 Information

Description

The extensions API 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 temporarily spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page containing PDF data.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633 https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html https://crbug.com/660498 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.5