10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2015-6792
"Google Chrome MIDI Memory Corruption Vulnerability"
Description

The MIDI subsystem in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.106 does not properly handle the sending of data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to midi_manager.cc, midi_manager_alsa.cc, and midi_manager_mac.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8664.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 24, 2015, 3:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-6792 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 Google chrome
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 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
The Chrome browser has a MIDI memory corruption vulnerability that can be remediated by updating the affected Chromium packages.
  • Upgrade to Google Chrome version 47.0.2526.106 or later.
  • Update the affected Chromium packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-6792 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-2015-6792 weaknesses.

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).

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-6792 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-6792 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_15.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00029.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00030.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2665.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79348
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034491
    Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=564501
    Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=569486
    Added Reference https://codereview.chromium.org/1500153002
    Added Reference https://codereview.chromium.org/1508563003
    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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00030.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/1508563003 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2665.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update_15.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034491 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/1500153002 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=569486 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=564501 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79348 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00029.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1508563003
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1500153002
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=564501
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=569486
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update_15.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79348
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034491
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00029.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2665.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00030.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]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034491 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2665.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00030.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/79348 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:47.0.2526.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update_15.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update_15.html Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 24, 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: 10
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.

19.70 }} 0.57%

score

0.95152

percentile