CVE-2015-3334 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can secretly access camera feeds because Chrome fails to display permission status, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious site.
- 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-2015-3334?
CVE-2015-3334 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Apr 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
browser/ui/website_settings/website_settings.cc in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 does not always display "Media: Allowed by you" in a Permissions table after the user has granted camera permission to a web site, which might make it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to obtain sensitive video data from a device's physical environment via a crafted web site that turns on the camera at a time when the user believes that camera access is prohibited.
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3334?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3334?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-3334 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3334 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cj2-rcrx-wjh3, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3334.