7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-1209
Google Chrome Blink Use-after-free Vulnerability in VisibleSelection
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the VisibleSelection::nonBoundaryShadowTreeRootNode function in core/editing/VisibleSelection.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.111 on Windows, OS X, and Linux and before 40.0.2214.109 on Android, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that triggers improper handling of a shadow-root anchor.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 6, 2015, 11:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:24 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-1209 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1209 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Google chrome
1 Opensuse opensuse

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None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
9 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1209 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1209 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100715 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72497 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/62818 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/62925 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=447906 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/62917 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=188788&view=revision [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0163.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/62670 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031709 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2495-1 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=447906
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=188788&view=revision
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2495-1
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0163.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031709
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/62818
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/62670
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72497
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/62917
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/62925
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100715
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0163.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0163.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62670 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62670 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62818 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62818 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62917 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62917 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62925 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62925 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72497 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72497 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031709 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031709 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2495-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2495-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=447906 No Types Assigned https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=447906 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100715 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100715 VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=188788&view=revision No Types Assigned https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=188788&view=revision Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (including) 40.0.2214.89 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 40.0.2214.109
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 40.0.2214.93 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 40.0.2214.111 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100715 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100715 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62917
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62925
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100715
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2495-1
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0163.html
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031709
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62818
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62670
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72497
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:40.0.2214.89:*:*:*:*:android:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:40.0.2214.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1209 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-1209 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.01 }} 0.01%

score

0.88976

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability