Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:42.0.2311.90-1.el6_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.74% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1494266
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Apr 2015

Introduced: 14 Apr 2015

CVE-2015-1248  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-352  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:42.0.2311.90-1.el6_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0816.

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.

The FileSystem API in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 allows remote attackers to bypass the SafeBrowsing for Executable Files protection mechanism by creating a .exe file in a temporary filesystem and then referencing this file with a filesystem:http: URL.

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