Bypassing Signature-Validation Requirement in Crazy Linker ZIP Archive Vulnerability

CVE-2015-6783 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

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