CVE-2015-1302

Description

The PDF viewer in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.86 does not properly restrict scripting messages and API exposure, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via an unintended embedder or unintended plugin loading, related to pdf.js and out_of_process_instance.cc.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.57%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00121.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1841.html vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=520422
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00120.html vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1316803003
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034132 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/11/stable-channel-update.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77537 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1302?
CVE-2015-1302 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1302?
To fix CVE-2015-1302, 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-2015-1302 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-1302 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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