7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-1237
Google Chrome Use-after-free Denial of Service
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the RenderFrameImpl::OnMessageReceived function in content/renderer/render_frame_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger renderer IPC messages during a detach operation.

INFO

Published Date :

April 19, 2015, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1237 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Google chrome

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1237 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1237 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 Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0816.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2570-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3238 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/1007123003 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032209 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=461191 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1007123003
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=461191
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2570-1
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3238
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032209
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0816.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html
  • 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]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0816.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:42.0.2311.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:42.0.2311.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3238
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032209
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2570-1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 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:42.0.2311.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 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-2015-1237 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-2015-1237 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.11 }} 0.01%

score

0.89403

percentile

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