The LocalFrame::isURLAllowed function in core/frame/LocalFrame.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, does not properly check for a page's maximum number of frames, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid count value and use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that makes many createElement calls for IFRAME elements.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-1284 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Base Score | 6.8 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | Partial |
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Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (chromium-browser) | RHSA-2015:1499 | 2015-07-27 |