CVE-2016-8508
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 1, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsYandex BrowserYandex Browser
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Yandex Browser for desktop before 17.1.1.227 does not show Protect (similar to Safebrowsing in Chromium) warnings in web-sites with special content-type, which could be used by remote attacker for prevention Protect warning on own malicious web-site.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 17.1.1.227
Affected range stops below 17.1.1.227, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 17.1.1.227
Affected range stops below 17.1.1.227, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96514x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://yandex.com/blog/security-changelogs/fixed-in-version-17-1CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-254
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