CVE-2016-1671

Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102 on Android mishandles / (slash) and \ (backslash) characters, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a file: URL, related to net/base/escape.cc and net/base/filename_util.cc.

CVSS v3.0 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.1^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

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

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://crbug.com/586657
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html	Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/message/raw?msg=chromium-reviews/UkMGbbnTDW8/A4g-6YkfBAAJ
https://codereview.chromium.org/1704163003/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90584
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035872

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-05-14 14:59

Updated : 2016-11-30 19:06

NVD link : CVE-2016-1671

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1671

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Products Affected

google

android
chrome

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