The FindStartOffsetOfFileInZipFile function in crazy_linker_zip.cpp in crazy_linker (aka Crazy Linker) in Android 5.x and 6.x, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, improperly searches for an EOCD record, which allows attackers to bypass a signature-validation requirement via a crafted ZIP archive.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-6783 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 6.4 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | None |
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Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | chromium-browser | Not affected |