Improper Restriction of chrome: URLs in PDFium Allows Bypass of Scheme Restrictions

CVE-2015-6779 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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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