CVE-2014-7899

Description

Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing a blob: substring at the beginning of the URL, followed by the original URI scheme and a long username string.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.56%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031241 vdb entry
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=389734
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1894.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71160 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/60194 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98787 vdb entry
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=279232&view=revision
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/11/stable-channel-update_18.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7899?
CVE-2014-7899 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7899?
To fix CVE-2014-7899, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-7899 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-7899 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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