CVE-2015-6783 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass signature validation in Android Chrome by using a crafted ZIP archive, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-6783?
CVE-2015-6783 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The FindStartOffsetOfFileInZipFile function in crazy_linker_zip.cpp in crazy_linker (aka Crazy Linker) in Android 5.x and 6.x, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, improperly searches for an EOCD record, which allows attackers to bypass a signature-validation requirement via a crafted ZIP archive.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6783?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6783?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-6783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpr7-fccx-29hw, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6783.