CVE-2016-5163

chromium-browser: address bar spoofing

Published Sep 11, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The bidirectional-text implementation in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux does not ensure left-to-right (LTR) rendering of URLs, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via crafted right-to-left (RTL) Unicode text, related to omnibox/SuggestionView.java and omnibox/UrlBar.java in Chrome for Android.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3660-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6114 The bidirectional-text implementation in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux does not ensure left-to-right (LTR) rendering of URLs, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via crafted right-to-left (RTL) Unicode text, related to omnibox/SuggestionView.java and omnibox/UrlBar.java in Chrome for Android.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:53 AM
Reserved
May 31, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 11, 2016, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:48 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 31, 2016, 12:00 AM