CVE-2016-5214
published 2017-01-19CVE-2016-5214: Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Windows mishandled downloaded files, which allowed a remote attacker to prevent the downloaded file from receiving the…
PriorityP419medium4.3CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNILAN
EPSS
1.35%
68.7th percentile
Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Windows mishandled downloaded files, which allowed a remote attacker to prevent the downloaded file from receiving the Mark of the Web via a crafted HTML page.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | <= 54.0.2840.99 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.04.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv4.3MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM
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VulDB
Google Chrome up to 55 on Windows File Download data processing (RHSA-2016:2919 / Nessus ID 95546)
vuldb·2026-05-14·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2016-5214 [MEDIUM] Google Chrome up to 55 on Windows File Download data processing (RHSA-2016:2919 / Nessus ID 95546)
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 55 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the component File Download. The manipulation results in data processing error.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5214. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.
The affected component should be upgraded.
GHSA
GHSA-x8x6-6wjx-h8xh: Google Chrome prior to 55
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-5214 [MEDIUM] GHSA-x8x6-6wjx-h8xh: Google Chrome prior to 55
Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Windows mishandled downloaded files, which allowed a remote attacker to prevent the downloaded file from receiving the Mark of the Web via a crafted HTML page.
OSV
CVE-2016-5214: Google Chrome prior to 55
osv·2017-01-19·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2016-5214 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5214: Google Chrome prior to 55
Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Windows mishandled downloaded files, which allowed a remote attacker to prevent the downloaded file from receiving the Mark of the Web via a crafted HTML page.
Red Hat
chromium-browser: file download protection bypass
vendor_redhat·2016-12-01·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2016-5214 [MEDIUM] chromium-browser: file download protection bypass
chromium-browser: file download protection bypass
Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Windows mishandled downloaded files, which allowed a remote attacker to prevent the downloaded file from receiving the Mark of the Web via a crafted HTML page.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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-2016-5214 chromium-browser: file download protection bypass
bugzilla·2016-12-02·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2016-5214 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5214 chromium-browser: file download protection bypass
CVE-2016-5214 chromium-browser: file download protection bypass
The following flaw was identified in the Chromium browser: file download protection bypass.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=601538
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/601538https://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/601538https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
2017-01-19
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