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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2015-6764
Google V8 JSON Stringifier Denial of Service
Description

The BasicJsonStringifier::SerializeJSArray function in json-stringifier.h in the JSON stringifier in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, improperly loads array elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 6, 2015, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-6764 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Google chrome
1 Nodejs node.js
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating Chrome or the Chromium and Node.js packages.
  • Update affected Chromium packages.
  • Upgrade to Google Chrome 47.0.2526.73 or later.
  • Update affected nodejs packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-6764 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-6764.

URL Resource
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78209
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298
https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/6df9a1db8c85ab63dee63879456b6027df53fabc
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=554946
https://codereview.chromium.org/1440223002
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78209
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298
https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/6df9a1db8c85ab63dee63879456b6027df53fabc
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=554946
https://codereview.chromium.org/1440223002
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-6764 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-2015-6764 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

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tunz/js-vuln-db

A collection of JavaScript engine CVEs with PoCs

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Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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secmob/cansecwest2016

slide and full exploit

HTML

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
86 stars 54 fork 54 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2016, 4:31 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-6764 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-6764 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78209
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298
    Added Reference https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/6df9a1db8c85ab63dee63879456b6027df53fabc
    Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=554946
    Added Reference https://codereview.chromium.org/1440223002
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
  • 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://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=554946 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/6df9a1db8c85ab63dee63879456b6027df53fabc [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/1440223002 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78209 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=554946
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1440223002
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/6df9a1db8c85ab63dee63879456b6027df53fabc
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78209
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

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

    Aug. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78209 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78209 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/6df9a1db8c85ab63dee63879456b6027df53fabc No Types Assigned https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/6df9a1db8c85ab63dee63879456b6027df53fabc Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=554946 No Types Assigned https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=554946 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://codereview.chromium.org/1440223002 No Types Assigned https://codereview.chromium.org/1440223002 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (including) 4.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 up to (excluding) 4.2.3 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (including) 5.1.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3415 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78209 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:46.0.2490.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

18.79 }} 4.90%

score

0.95041

percentile