CVE-2016-8501 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Security WiFi bypass in Yandex Browser from version 15.10 to 15.12 allows remote attacker to sniff traffic in open or WEP-protected wi-fi networks despite of special security mechanism is enabled.

Published: 2016-10-26

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Yandex Browser for desktop Versions from 15.10 to 15.12

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Yandex Browser for desktop Versions from 15.10 to 15.12`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex_browser:15.10.2454.3845:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex_browser:15.12.0.6151:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex_browser:15.12.1.6475:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9349	Security WiFi bypass in Yandex Browser from version 15.10 to 15.12 allows remote attacker to sniff traffic in open or WEP-protected wi-fi networks despite of special security mechanism is enabled.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00149.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93920
https://browser.yandex.com/security/changelogs/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Yandex Yandex Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: yandex

Published: 2016-10-26T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:39.658Z

Reserved: 2016-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8501

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-26T18:59:00.173

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

Link: CVE-2016-8501

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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