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CVE-2015-1247
Published:April 19, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
The SearchEngineTabHelper::OnPageHasOSDD function in browser/ui/search_engines/search_engine_tab_helper.cc in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 does not prevent use of a file: URL for an OpenSearch descriptor XML document, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from local files via a crafted (1) http or (2) https web site.
Related Resources (10)
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3238
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032209
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-1247
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=429838
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0816.html
https://codereview.chromium.org/917313004
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-200
EPSS
Base Score:
1.06