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CVE-2016-8508

Published: Mar 1, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-254
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-254

Affected Products

Yandex Browser for desktopYandex N.V.
Mixed
Consumer Software / browser
yandex browseryandex
Mixed
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
Яндекс БразуерООО «Яндекс»
Mixed
Consumer Software / browser
yandex n.v.commercialRUConsumer Softwareaka yandex
yandexcommercialRUDatabasesaka clickhouse, yandex browser
ооо «яндекс»commercialRUConsumer Softwareaka ооо «яндекс», yandex

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96514
securityfocus.com
https://yandex.com/blog/security-changelogs/fixed-in-version-17-1
yandex.com
https://yandex.com/bugbounty/i/hall-of-fame-browser/
yandex.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 1, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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