CVE-2014-3160 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-3160?

CVE-2014-3160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The ResourceFetcher::canRequest function in core/fetch/ResourceFetcher.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.125, does not properly restrict subresource requests associated with SVG files, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted file.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3160?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3160?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-3160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-rxrq-c9jp-32rm, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3160.