Cryptographic Flaw in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed an attacker to read potentially sensitive information from encrypted PDFs via a brute-force attack. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness
The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | * | 147.0.7727.55 (excluding) | |
| Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/112.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/192.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html