Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 does not ensure that the auto-open list omits all dangerous file types, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted file and leveraging a user’s previous “Always open files of this type” choice, related to download_commands.cc and download_prefs.cc.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1274
Reference (s):
- BID:75973
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=461858
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1165893004/