CVE - CVE-2008-6512

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-6512	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Cross-domain vulnerability in the WorkerPool API in Google Gears before 0.5.4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and the intended access restrictions of the allowCrossOrigin function by hosting an assumed-safe file type containing Google Gear commands on the target domain, then accessing that file from the attacking domain, whose response headers are not checked and cause the worker code to run in the target domain.
References
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BID:32698 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32698 CONFIRM:http://code.google.com/apis/gears/upcoming/api_workerpool.html#cross_origin FULLDISC:20081208 Breaking Google Gears' Cross-Origin Communication Model URL:http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-December/066291.html MISC:http://blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2008/12/breaking-google-gears-cross-origin-communication-model.html SECUNIA:33062 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33062 XF:gears-allowcrossorigin-security-bypass(47173) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47173
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20090324	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090324)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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