CVE-2014-9648 Other in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Chrome on Android by using crafted JavaScript to trigger intent URLs, blocking site access.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2014-9648?

CVE-2014-9648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 27 Jan 2015. 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

components/navigation_interception/intercept_navigation_resource_throttle.cc in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 on Android does not properly restrict use of intent: URLs to open an application after navigation to a web site, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of browser access to that site) via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by pandora.com and the Pandora application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1205.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9648?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9648?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-9648 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9648 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8ccr-r6v5-rj2f.

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