CVE-2014-3197 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from pages blocked by the XSS auditor via a crafted website in Google Chrome.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-3197?

CVE-2014-3197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 8 Oct 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 NavigationScheduler::schedulePageBlock function in core/loader/NavigationScheduler.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101, does not properly provide substitute data for pages blocked by the XSS auditor, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3197?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3197?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-3197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wmjx-mph9-7xgg, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3197.

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