Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-6779
CVE-2015-6779
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.
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References
9- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/78416nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298nvd
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
- codereview.chromium.org/1362433002nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09nvd
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