Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness 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
0.61% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1494515
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Apr 2015

Introduced: 14 Apr 2015

CVE-2015-1244  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-305  (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 URLRequest::GetHSTSRedirect function in url_request/url_request.cc in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 does not replace the ws scheme with the wss scheme whenever an HSTS Policy is active, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network for WebSocket traffic.

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