CVE-2015-3334 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

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.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4cj2-rcrx-wjh3, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3334.

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