Debian LinuxOperating system · Debian
CVE-2015-1261
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedandroid/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/WebsiteSettingsPopup.java in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 on Android does not properly restrict use of a URL's fragment identifier during construction of a page-info popup, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL bar or deliver misleading popup content via crafted text.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe vulnerability exists in Chrome for Android's WebsiteSettingsPopup.java where URL fragment identifiers are not properly sanitized when constructing the page-info popup. This allows attackers to craft URLs with misleading fragment identifiers that display incorrectly in the popup, enabling URL bar spoofing and delivery of misleading content.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Debian LinuxOperating system
= 8.0
ChromeWeb browser
<= 42.0.2311.107CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Chrome for Android is installedCheck the installed apps on the Android device for Google Chrome. This vulnerability only affects Chrome for Android, not Chrome for desktop or other browsers.Affected if Chrome for Android is not installed on the device
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Identify the Chrome for Android versionOpen Chrome for Android, navigate to chrome://version, or go to Settings > About Chrome to view the version number.Affected if The displayed version is 42.0.2311.107 or lower
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Compare version against vulnerable rangeCompare your installed version number to the affected range: Google Chrome for Android versions <= 42.0.2311.107 are vulnerable.Affected if The installed version is 42.0.2311.107 or any lower version number
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Verify the page-info popup is accessibleThe vulnerability requires the page-info popup feature. Visit any website in Chrome for Android and tap the lock icon or information icon in the URL bar to access the page-info popup.Affected if The page-info popup can be triggered but this is standard functionality in affected versions
If Chrome for Android is installed with version 42.0.2311.107 or lower, the environment is affected by this URL fragment identifier sanitization flaw in the page-info popup.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Google Chrome for Android to version 43.0.2357.65 or later, which contains the fix for proper fragment identifier handling in the page-info popup.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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