6.5

CVE-2016-8508: yandex n.v. yandex browser for desktop 7PK - Security Features

Modified
Published 01-03-2017Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8508 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in yandex n.v. yandex browser for desktop. EPSS estimates a 1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.60% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Yandex1 product
Yandex n.v.1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links