Vulnerability in Google Chrome
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31…
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92717 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036729 (vdb-entry)
- codereview.chromium.org/1988553002
- crbug.com/495933
- crbug.com/609680
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00073.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3660 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5163?
- CVE-2016-5163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5163?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.