CVE-2015-1211

Description

The OriginCanAccessServiceWorkers function in content/browser/service_worker/service_worker_dispatcher_host.cc in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.111 on Windows, OS X, and Linux and before 40.0.2214.109 on Android does not properly restrict the URI scheme during a ServiceWorker registration, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a filesystem: URI.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.67% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72497	vdb entry
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62818	third party advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/889323002
http://secunia.com/advisories/62925	third party advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100717	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62917	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0163.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62670	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031709	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2495-1	vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=453982

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1211?: CVE-2015-1211 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1211?: To fix CVE-2015-1211, 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-2015-1211 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-1211 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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