CVE-2016-5197 Other in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.85 for Android

What is CVE-2016-5197?

CVE-2016-5197 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 19 Jan 2017. 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 content view client in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.85 for Android insufficiently validated intent URLs, which allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to start arbitrary activity on the system via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5197?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-5197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5197 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-gf82-7742-3hw8.