CVE-2015-1248

critical

Description

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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=380663

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032209

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3238

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0816.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-04-19

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical