7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-1243
Google Chrome Use-after-free MutationObserver Denial of Service
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the MutationObserver::disconnect function in core/dom/MutationObserver.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.135, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an attempt to unregister a MutationObserver object that is not currently registered.

INFO

Published Date :

May 1, 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-2015-1243 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_server_supplementary
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary
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-2015-1243 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1243 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00009.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2582-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032234 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=192655&view=revision [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3242 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0921.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74389 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_28.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=453279 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=453279
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=192655&view=revision
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_28.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032234
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2582-1
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3242
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0921.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74389
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00009.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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00009.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]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:42.0.2311.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:42.0.2311.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus:6.6.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2582-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2582-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032234 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032234 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74389 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74389 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3242 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3242 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=453279 No Types Assigned https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=453279 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0921.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0921.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74389
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032234
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2582-1
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3242
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0921.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 01, 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:42.0.2311.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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_28.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_28.html Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 01, 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-2015-1243 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-2015-1243 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

0.89435

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Authentication
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