CVE-2016-5218 Other in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android

What is CVE-2016-5218?

CVE-2016-5218 is a medium-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 extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly handled navigation within PDFs, which allowed a remote attacker to temporarily spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page containing PDF data.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5218?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5218?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5218 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-q9qw-4hxf-q5wf, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5218.