Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2015-1220
Use-after-free vulnerability in the GIFImageReader::parseData function in platform/image-decoders/gif/GIFImageReader.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted frame size in a GIF image.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 14.10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus — versions 6.6.z
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary — versions 6.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2521-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72901 (vdb-entry)
- src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-12 (vendor-advisory)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0627.html (vendor-advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/03/stable-channel-update.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1220?
- CVE-2015-1220 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2015-03-09.
- Is CVE-2015-1220 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.