CVE-2015-1242

2015-04-1910:59:06

Chrome

web.nvd.nist.gov

google chrome

type confusion

check-elimination optimization

cve-2015-1242

security vulnerability

denial of service

nvd

CVSS2

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

AI Score

7.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.021

Percentile

89.2%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch14.04lts

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch14.10

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch15.04

Node

googlev8Range≤4.2.77.7

Node

googlechromeRange≤42.0.2311.60

Node

debiandebian_linuxMatch8.0

VendorProductVersionCPE
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonicalubuntu_linux14.10cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonicalubuntu_linux15.04cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
googlev8*cpe:2.3:a:google:v8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
googlechrome*cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debiandebian_linux8.0cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:::::::*
canonical	ubuntu_linux	15.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:::::::*
google	v8	*	cpe:2.3:a:google:v8::::::::
google	chrome	*	cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome::::::::
debian	debian_linux	8.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*