SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-1211

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…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.15%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.15% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
google/chrome · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · opensuse/opensuse
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.