CVE-2015-6762: google chrome 7PK - Security Features

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-6762 is a high (CVSS 7.5) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-10-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The CSSFontFaceSrcValue::fetch function in core/css/CSSFontFaceSrcValue.cpp in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.71, does not use the CORS cross-origin request algorithm when a font's URL appears to be a same-origin URL, which allows remote web servers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a redirect.

• CWE-2547PK - Security FeaturesSoftware security is not security software. Here we're concerned with topics like authentication, access control, confidentiality, cryptography, and privilege management.