Description
Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102 does not properly handle javascript: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read cookies via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | qtwebkit-source | No fix yet | — |
References
- google-chrome-uri-sec-bypass(70965) vdb-entry
- 1026774 vdb-entry
- 48377 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13179 vdb-entry signature
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=98407
- APPLE-SA-2012-03-12-1 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/10/chrome-stable-release.html
- 48288 third-party-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-2 vendor-advisory