CVE-2015-6779
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, does not properly restrict use of chrome:...
CVE-2015-6779 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Google Chrome, published December 6, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.02%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106.
- Severity
- 4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.02%EPSS, 81st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106chromium-browser +6 more
Description
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, does not properly restrict use of chrome: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended scheme restrictions via a crafted PDF document, as demonstrated by a document with a link to a chrome://settings URL.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserDebian:8 From an advisory covering 23 CVEs | before 47.0.2526.73-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions 41.0.2272.118-142.0.2311.135-142.0.2311.135-1~deb8u142.0.2311.135-242.0.2311.90-1 Show 21 moreShow less42.0.2311.90-1~deb8u142.0.2311.90-243.0.2357.124-143.0.2357.124-243.0.2357.124-343.0.2357.130-143.0.2357.65-143.0.2357.65-1~deb8u143.0.2357.81-144.0.2403.107-144.0.2403.107-244.0.2403.157-144.0.2403.89-144.0.2403.89-1~deb8u145.0.2454.101-145.0.2454.85-145.0.2454.85-1~deb8u146.0.2490.13-146.0.2490.71-146.0.2490.71-1~deb8u147.0.2526.16-1 | 47.0.2526.73-1~deb8u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:5 From an advisory covering 22 CVEs | before 47.0.2526.73-1.mga5 | 47.0.2526.73-1.mga5 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 26 CVEs | before 0:47.0.2526.73-1.el6 | 0:47.0.2526.73-1.el6 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 26 CVEs | before 0:47.0.2526.73-1.el6 | 0:47.0.2526.73-1.el6 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:14.04:LTS | before 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106, plus listed versions 29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu231.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.132.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.133.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.134.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 Show 13 moreShow less36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg102937.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104237.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.107643.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.108943.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109244.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109545.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109745.0.2454.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1099 | 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 719 CVEs | before 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs | before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, does not properly restrict use of chrome: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended scheme restrictions via a crafted PDF document, as demonstrated by a document with a link to a chrome://settings URL.
- Record
CVE-2015-6779- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, does not properly restrict use of chrome: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended scheme restrictions via a crafted PDF document, as demonstrated by a document with a link to a chrome://settings URL.
- Record
CVE-2015-6779- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-6716No score
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, does not properly restrict use of chrome: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended scheme restrictions via a crafted PDF document, as demonstrated by a document with a link to a chrome://settings URL.
- Record
EUVD-2015-6716- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g87j-f4vq-mvgcNo score
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, does not properly restrict use of chrome:...
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, does not properly restrict use of chrome: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended scheme restrictions via a crafted PDF document, as demonstrated by a document with a link to a chrome://settings URL.
- Record
GHSA-g87j-f4vq-mvgc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0467No score
Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities
Chromium-browser 47.0.2526.73 fixes several security issues:
Use-after-free bugs in AppCache (CVE-2015-6765, CVE-2015-6766, CVE-2015-6767).
Cross-origin bypass problems in DOM (CVE-2015-6768, CVE-2015-6770, CVE-2015-6772).
A cross-origin bypass problem in core (CVE-2015-6769).
Out of bounds access bugs in v8 (CVE-2015-6771, CVE-2015-6764).
An out of bounds access in Skia (CVE-2015-6773).
A use-after-free bug in the Extensions component (CVE-2015-6774).
Type confusion in PDFium (CVE-2015-6775).
Out of bounds accesses in PDFium (CVE-2015-6776, CVE-2015-6778).
A use-after-free bug in DOM (CVE-2015-6777).
A scheme bypass in PDFium (CVE-2015-6779).
A use-after-free bug in Infobars (CVE-2015-6780).
An integer overflow in Sfntly (CVE-2015-6781).
Content spoofing in Omnibox (CVE-2015-6782).
An escaping issue in saved pages (CVE-2015-6784).
A wildcard matching issue in CSP (CVE-2015-6785).
A scheme bypass in CSP (CVE-2015-6786).
Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives (CVE-2015-6787).
Multiple vulnerabilities in V8 fixed in the 4.7 branch, up to version 4.7.80.23.
- Record
MGASA-2015-0467- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1No score
chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-6779No score
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, does not properly restrict use of chrome: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended scheme restrictions via a crafted PDF document, as demonstrated by a document with a link to a chrome://settings URL.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6779- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html
codereview.chromium.org/1362433002
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=528505
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
securityfocus.com/bid/78416
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debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415
securitytracker.com/id/1034298
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6779
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g87j-f4vq-mvgc
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0467.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17272
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2545
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1285774
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_2545.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6764
nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/cve-2015-8027_cve-2015-6764
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6779
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3015
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