PT-2016-2711 · Opera+5 · Opera+5
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Published
2016-07-20
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2016-5134
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Google Chrome versions prior to 52.0.2743.82
Opera (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to the Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) feature, where the
net/proxy/proxy service.cc file does not restrict URL information to a scheme, host, and port. This allows remote attackers to discover credentials by operating a server with a PAC script.Recommendations
For Google Chrome versions prior to 52.0.2743.82, update to version 52.0.2743.82 or later to resolve the issue.
For Opera, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Alt Linux
Google Chrome
Opera
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu