Path Traversal in Google Android
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/message/raw (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90584 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035872 (vdb-entry)
- crbug.com/586657
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update.html
- codereview.chromium.org/1704163003/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-02 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1671?
- CVE-2016-1671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1671?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.