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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.95%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.95% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
canonical/ubuntu linux · google/v8 · google/chrome · debian/debian linux
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.