Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Yandex Browser - CVE-2016-8501
Published: October 26, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40072
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8501
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Yandex N. V.
Affected software:
Yandex Browser
Yandex Browser
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8501
Install update from vendor's website.