The MediaElementAudioSourceNode::process function in modules/webaudio/MediaElementAudioSourceNode.cpp in the Web Audio API implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive audio sample values via a crafted web site containing a media element.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-1236 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 6.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (chromium-browser) | RHSA-2015:0816 | 2015-04-16 |
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