CVE-2015-1247: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The SearchEngineTabHelper::OnPageHasOSDD function in browser/ui/search_engines/search_engine_tab_helper.cc in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 does not prevent use of a file: URL for an OpenSearch descriptor XML document, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from local files via a crafted (1) http or (2) https web site.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only
• Google Chrome: up to and including 42.0.2311.60

Published 2015-04-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.