Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5220
PDFium 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 read local files via a crafted PDF file.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2016-5220
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5220
0.42%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5220
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:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-5220
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-5220
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
Google Chrome Prior to 55.0.2883.75 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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https://crbug.com/654279
654279 - Security: PDFs can navigate to file:-URLs - chromium - Monorail
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
RHSA-2016:2919 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-11) — Gentoo security
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