CVE-2016-5134

Description

net/proxy/proxy_service.cc in the Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) feature in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 does not ensure that URL information is restricted to a scheme, host, and port, which allows remote attackers to discover credentials by operating a server with a PAC script, a related issue to CVE-2016-3763.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.18% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877625 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1996773002
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053 vdb entry
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/593759
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5134?
CVE-2016-5134 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5134?
To fix CVE-2016-5134, 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-2016-5134 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5134 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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