User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:39.0.2171.65-2.el6_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1490850
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Nov 2014

Introduced: 18 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-7899  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-451  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:39.0.2171.65-2.el6_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1894.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing a blob: substring at the beginning of the URL, followed by the original URI scheme and a long username string.

CVSS Scores

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