Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5163
The bidirectional-text implementation in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux does not ensure left-to-right (LTR) rendering of URLs, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via crafted right-to-left (RTL) Unicode text, related to omnibox/SuggestionView.java and omnibox/UrlBar.java in Chrome for Android.
Products affected by CVE-2016-5163
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5163
0.56%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 75 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5163
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
4.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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1.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-5163
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-5163
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3660-1 chromium-browser
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717
Google Chrome Prior to 53.0.2785.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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https://crbug.com/609680
609680 - Chrome For Android Address Bar Spoofing Issue Due To Mishandling Of RTL Characters - chromium - MonorailPermissions Required
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1854.html
RHSA-2016:1854 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729
Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Lets Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, Spoof URLs, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker
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https://crbug.com/495933
495933 - Security: RTL character + IP address = spoofed domain - chromium - MonorailIssue Tracking
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2250-1: important: Security update
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:2349-1: moderate: Security update for operaThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00008.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2296-1: important: Security update
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https://codereview.chromium.org/1988553002
Issue 1988553002: Android omnibox: Force paragraph direction to LTR. - Code ReviewIssue Tracking
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-09) — Gentoo security
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2251-1: important: Security update for
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https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for DesktopVendor Advisory
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