CVE-2016-5137 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5137?

CVE-2016-5137 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 23 Jul 2016. 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 CSPSource::schemeMatches function in WebKit/Source/core/frame/csp/CSPSource.cpp in the Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, does not apply http :80 policies to https :443 URLs and does not apply ws :80 policies to wss :443 URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine whether a specific HSTS web site has been visited by reading a CSP report. NOTE: this vulnerability is associated with a specification change after CVE-2016-1617 resolution.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5137?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5137?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5137 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5137 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jc87-h9fr-rr78, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5137.