CVE-2015-6762 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2015-6762?

CVE-2015-6762 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 15 Oct 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

The CSSFontFaceSrcValue::fetch function in core/css/CSSFontFaceSrcValue.cpp in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.71, does not use the CORS cross-origin request algorithm when a font's URL appears to be a same-origin URL, which allows remote web servers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a redirect.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6762?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6762?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-6762 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6762 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4cvr-5qqp-vwp5, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6762.