CVE-2015-2239 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2015-2239?

CVE-2015-2239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Mar 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

Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, when Instant Extended mode is used, does not properly consider the interaction between the "1993 search" features and restore-from-disk RELOAD transitions, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof the address bar for a search-results page by leveraging (1) a compromised search engine or (2) an XSS vulnerability in a search engine, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1231.

Weakness: CWE-19

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2239?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2239?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-2239 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2239 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-93hf-6xf6-6286, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2239.