# CVE-2014-7899: Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing a blob: substring at the beginning of the URL

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-11-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing a blob: substring at the beginning of the URL, followed by the original URI scheme and a long username string.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031241
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=389734
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1894.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71160
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60194
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98787
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=279232&view=revision
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/11/stable-channel-update_18.html

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