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CVE-2015-1211

The OriginCanAccessServiceWorkers function in content/browser/service_worker/service_worker_dispatcher_host.cc in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.111 on Windows…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
GoogleChrome
before 40.0.2214.109
before 40.0.2214.111
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 14.04, 14.10
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Version 6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus
Version 6.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Version 6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus
Version 6.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Version 6.0
OpensuseOpensuse
Versions 13.1, 13.2

References