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CVE-2016-5163

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 1.22%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It affects Windows, Linux, Android and other products. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2016-5163
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
1.22%
Windows Linux Android Chrome Java

Original NVD Description

The bidirectional-text implementation in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux does not ensure left-to-right (LTR) rendering of URLs, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via crafted right-to-left (RTL) Unicode text, related to omnibox/SuggestionView.java and omnibox/UrlBar.java in Chrome for Android.