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CVE-2014-7939

Published: Jan 22, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, when the Harmony proxy in Google V8 is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted JavaScript code with Proxy.create and console.log calls, related to HTTP responses that lack an "X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff" header.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
chromegoogle
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
chromiumchromium
Mixed
Consumer Software / browser
enterprise linux desktop supplementaryredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux server supplementaryredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
googlecommercialUSMobile Appsaka google inc, google llc
chromiumoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka libvpx, libwebp
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 3 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/62665
secunia.com
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288
securityfocus.com
and 6 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 22, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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