CVE-2015-3336

Public Exploit

Description

Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 does not always ask the user before proceeding with CONTENT_SETTINGS_TYPE_FULLSCREEN and CONTENT_SETTINGS_TYPE_MOUSELOCK changes, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (UI disruption) by constructing a crafted HTML document containing JavaScript code with requestFullScreen and requestPointerLock calls, and arranging for the user to access this document with a file: URL.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.89% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory blogspot.com Vendor Advisory google.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3238 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74227 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html release notes vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=455953 exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3336?
CVE-2015-3336 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3336?
To fix CVE-2015-3336, 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-2015-3336 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3336 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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