CVE-2016-5206

high

Published 2017-01-19 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

6.8

VIR risk

8.8

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-3

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
arch		fixed	`55.0.2883.75-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
google	chrome	`{"endIncluding":"54.0.2840.99"}`

References

https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-3
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/653749
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11

CWEs

CWE-284

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.