CVE-2015-1262
platform/fonts/shaping/HarfBuzzShaper.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65, does not initialize a certain width field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
platform/fonts/shaping/HarfBuzzShaper.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65, does not initialize a certain width field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Unicode text.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.57% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-17
- Affected
- google/chrome · debian/debian linux
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/05/stable-channel-update_19.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=476647
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=194541&view=revision
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/05/stable-channel-update_19.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=476647
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=194541&view=revision
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.