Description
Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102 on Android mishandles / (slash) and \ (backslash) characters, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a file: URL, related to net/base/escape.cc and net/base/filename_util.cc.
Published: 2016-05-14
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2766 Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.102 on Android mishandles / (slash) and \ (backslash) characters, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a file: URL, related to net/base/escape.cc and net/base/filename_util.cc.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.964Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1671

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-14T21:59:11.790

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-1671

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-05-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-1671 - Bugzilla

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