Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2015-1274
Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 does not ensure that the auto-open list omits all dangerous file types, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted file and leveraging a user's previous "Always open files of this type" choice, related to download_commands.cc and download_prefs.cc.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (90.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary — versions 6.0, 6.7.z
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031 (vdb-entry)
- codereview.chromium.org/1165893004/
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973 (vdb-entry)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315 (vendor-advisory)