CVE-2015-1211 Affecting oxide-qt package, versions <1.5.3-0ubuntu2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.92% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1510-OXIDEQT-397249
  • published6 Feb 2015
  • disclosed6 Feb 2015

Introduced: 6 Feb 2015

CVE-2015-1211  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:15.10 oxide-qt to version 1.5.3-0ubuntu2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream oxide-qt package and not the oxide-qt package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:15.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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