#VU40072 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Yandex Browser - CVE-2016-8501

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#VU40072 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Yandex Browser - CVE-2016-8501

Published: October 26, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40072
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Yandex Browser
Software vendor:
Yandex N. V.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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