CVE-2014-7939

Description

Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, when the Harmony proxy in Google V8 is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted JavaScript code with Proxy.create and console.log calls, related to HTTP responses that lack an "X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff" header.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/62665 third party advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62383 third party advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=399951

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7939?
CVE-2014-7939 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7939?
To fix CVE-2014-7939, 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-2014-7939 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-7939 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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