CVE-2014-7905 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-7905?

CVE-2014-7905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 19 Nov 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

Google Chrome before 39.0.2171.65 on Android does not prevent navigation to a URL in cases where an intent for the URL lacks CATEGORY_BROWSABLE, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted web site.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7905?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7905?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-7905 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7905 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jwgh-94cg-cfg5, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7905.