CVE-2015-1258
Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 relies on libvpx code that was not built with an appropriate --size-limit value, which allows remote attackers to trigger a negative value for a size field, and consequently cause a denial of service or possibly have…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 relies on libvpx code that was not built with an appropriate --size-limit value, which allows remote attackers to trigger a negative value for a size field, and consequently cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted frame size in VP9 video data.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.38% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/05/stable-channel-update_19.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168803.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166975.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167428.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00091.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00015.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3267
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032375
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=450939
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1106303002
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/05/stable-channel-update_19.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168803.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166975.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167428.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00091.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00015.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3267
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032375
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=450939
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1106303002
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.