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CVE-2016-8508

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 76th percentile. Fixed in 17.1.1.227.

CVSS 3.16.5MediumEPSS percentile76th1.6% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix17.1.1.227Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

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  • Yandex N.V. Yandex Browser for desktopAffected: before 17.1.1.227 for OSx and WindowsUpgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • Yandex BrowserAffected: < 17.1.1.227Upgrade to: 17.1.1.227Stated by: NVD
  • ООО «Яндекс» Яндекс БразуерAffected: до 17.1.1.227Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS76th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

1.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 76th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

4 events over 3360 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Scored 6.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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