CVE-2015-1217
The V8LazyEventListener::prepareListenerObject function in bindings/core/v8/V8LazyEventListener.cpp in the V8 bindings in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, does not properly compile listeners, which allows remote attackers to cause a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The V8LazyEventListener::prepareListenerObject function in bindings/core/v8/V8LazyEventListener.cpp in the V8 bindings in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, does not properly compile listeners, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that leverage "type confusion."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.06% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-17
- Affected
- google/chrome · redhat/enterprise linux desktop supplementary · redhat/enterprise linux server supplementary · redhat/enterprise linux server supplementary eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation supplementary · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/03/stable-channel-update.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0627.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72901
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2521-1
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=456192
- https://codereview.chromium.org/910683002
- https://codereview.chromium.org/958543002
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-12
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=189796&view=revision
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/03/stable-channel-update.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0627.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72901
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2521-1
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=456192
- https://codereview.chromium.org/910683002
- https://codereview.chromium.org/958543002
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-12
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=189796&view=revision
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.