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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-6779: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-6779: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/05/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-chromium

References

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