CVE-2015-1242
Google V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability (Denial of Service)
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 19, 2015, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:24 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-1242 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-1242.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-1242 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-1242 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.
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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 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 https://codereview.chromium.org/1019033004 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/1000893003 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032209 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=460917 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=460917 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1000893003 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1019033004 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 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:v8:4.2.77.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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:v8:4.2.77.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:42.0.2311.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 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="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html">CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:42.0.2311.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:v8:4.2.77.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1242 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-1242
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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