Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2015-1242
The ReduceTransitionElementsKind function in hydrogen-check-elimination.cc in Google V8 before 4.2.77.8, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that leverages "type confusion" in the check-elimination optimization.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (86.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Google V8
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 14.10, 15.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0816.html (vendor-advisory)
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2570-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3238 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04 (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.chromium.org/1019033004
- codereview.chromium.org/1000893003
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032209 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1242?
- CVE-2015-1242 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2015-04-19.
- Is CVE-2015-1242 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.