Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2015-6755
The ContainerNode::parserInsertBefore function in core/dom/ContainerNode.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.71, proceeds with a DOM tree insertion in certain cases where a parent node no longer contains a child node, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted JavaScript code.
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: 0.021 (81.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/10/stable-channel-update.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77071 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3376 (vendor-advisory)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033816 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-1 (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1912.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-2 (vendor-advisory)
- src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6755?
- CVE-2015-6755 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-10-15.
- Is CVE-2015-6755 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.