CVE-2016-5206
published 2017-01-19CVE-2016-5206: The PDF plugin in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly followed redirects, which allowed a…
PriorityP339high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.32%
67.9th percentile
The PDF plugin in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly followed redirects, which allowed a remote attacker to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted HTML page.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | <= 54.0.2840.99 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in pdfium
vendor_redhat·2016-12-01·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5206 [HIGH] chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in pdfium
chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in pdfium
The PDF plugin in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly followed redirects, which allowed a remote attacker to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted HTML page.
VulDB
Google Chrome up to 55 PDF Plugin access control (RHSA-2016:2919 / Nessus ID 95546)
vuldb·2026-05-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5206 [HIGH] Google Chrome up to 55 PDF Plugin access control (RHSA-2016:2919 / Nessus ID 95546)
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome up to 55. This affects an unknown part of the component PDF Plugin. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper access controls.
This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-5206. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
You should upgrade the affected component.
GHSA
GHSA-7mq4-q26p-5pj7: The PDF plugin in Google Chrome prior to 55
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-5206 [HIGH] CWE-284 GHSA-7mq4-q26p-5pj7: The PDF plugin in Google Chrome prior to 55
The PDF plugin in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly followed redirects, which allowed a remote attacker to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted HTML page.
OSV
CVE-2016-5206: The PDF plugin in Google Chrome prior to 55
osv·2017-01-19·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5206 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5206: The PDF plugin in Google Chrome prior to 55
The PDF plugin in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android incorrectly followed redirects, which allowed a remote attacker to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted HTML page.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
Cross-origin information leakage via redirected PDF requests
bugzilla·2020-12-22
Cross-origin information leakage via redirected PDF requests
Cross-origin information leakage via redirected PDF requests
I posted a write-up of a vulnerability in the networking code of PDF.js at https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/issues/12744
In short, when multiple network requests are sent for parts of the PDF file, responses that belong to a different origin (e.g. due to redirects) should be rejected. This does not happen.
After some code inspection, I found that the vulnerability can currently be exploited under some specific circumstances circumstances. The only requirements for exploitation are:
- Victim website (from where cross-origin data is stolen) responds to Range requests with HTTP 206.
- note: the fact [that HTTP 206 is required](https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/5a90b263f71b558fd14bade65b0c4ae5e216e646/toolkit/components/p
Bugzilla
chromium: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-12-02·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] chromium: various flaws [fedora-all]
chromium: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. While only
one tracking bug has b
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5206 chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in pdfium
bugzilla·2016-12-02·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5206 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5206 chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in pdfium
CVE-2016-5206 chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in pdfium
A same-origin bypass flaw was found in the PDFium component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=653749
External References:
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Discussion:
Created chromium tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1400883]
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
Via RHSA-2016:2919 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlhttps://crbug.com/653749https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlhttps://crbug.com/653749https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
2017-01-19
Published