CVE-2015-1211 (chrome, linux_kernel, mac_os_x, windows)

National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2015-1211

Original release date: 02/06/2015

Last revised: 02/06/2015

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type: Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html

Type: Advisory

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://codereview.chromium.org/889323002

Type: Advisory

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html

Type: Advisory

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=453982

Technical Details

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

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Quality Assurance – 2/6/2015 11:01:02 AM
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