cve/2016/CVE-2016-5212.md

### [CVE-2016-5212](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5212)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Google%20Chrome%20prior%20to%2055.0.2883.75%20for%20Mac%2C%20Windows%20and%20Linux%2C%20and%2055.0.2883.84%20for%20Android&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=insufficient%20validation%20of%20untrusted%20input&color=brighgreen)

### Description

Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android insufficiently sanitized DevTools URLs, which allowed a remote attacker to read local files via a crafted HTML page.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.