CVE-2015-1211

Google Chrome <40.0.2214.111-40.0.2214.109 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72497
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100717
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0163.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62670
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031709
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2495-1
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://codereview.chromium.org/889323002
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62818
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62925
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62917

Scores

EPSS 0.0075
EPSS Percentile 73.5%

Details

Status published
Products (11)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.10
google/chrome < 40.0.2214.109
google/chrome < 40.0.2214.111
opensuse/opensuse 13.1
opensuse/opensuse 13.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 6.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.6
... and 1 more
Published Feb 06, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026