CVE-2016-1671

Description

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.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1671?
CVE-2016-1671 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1671?
To fix CVE-2016-1671, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1671 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1671 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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