Description
The WebContentsImpl::AttachInterstitialPage function in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.48 does not cancel JavaScript dialogs upon generating an interstitial warning, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | chromium-browser | 31.0.1650.57-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2799-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | chromium | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-2799-1 chromium-browser - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18401 vdb-entry signature
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0065 vendor-advisory
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=295695
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=225026&view=revision
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/11/stable-channel-update.html
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1776 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2799 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1861 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1777 vendor-advisory