CVE-2015-1278

Description

content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 does not ensure that a PDF document's modal dialog is closed upon navigation to an interstitial page, which allows remote attackers to spoof URLs via a crafted document, as demonstrated by the alert_dialog.pdf document.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.07% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1156663004/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1150843002/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973 vdb entry
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=482380
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1278?
CVE-2015-1278 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1278?
To fix CVE-2015-1278, 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-2015-1278 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1278 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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