CVE-2015-6779
Google Chrome PDFium Scheme Hijacking Vulnerability
Description
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, does not properly restrict use of chrome: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended scheme restrictions via a crafted PDF document, as demonstrated by a document with a link to a chrome://settings URL.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 6, 2015, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:35 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-6779 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-6779.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-6779 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-6779 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/1362433002 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=528505 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78416 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298 [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1362433002 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=528505 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78416 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298 -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78416 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:46.0.2490.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-6779 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-6779
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.63 }} 0.00%
score
0.75694
percentile