CVE-2015-1209 (chrome, linux_kernel, mac_os_x, windows)

National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2015-1209

Original release date: 02/06/2015

Last revised: 02/06/2015

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Use-after-free vulnerability in the VisibleSelection::nonBoundaryShadowTreeRootNode function in core/editing/VisibleSelection.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.111 on Windows, OS X, and Linux and before 40.0.2214.109 on Android, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that triggers improper handling of a shadow-root anchor.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type: Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html

Type: Advisory

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html

Type: Advisory

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=447906

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=188788&view=revision

Technical Details

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Quality Assurance – 2/6/2015 11:02:17 AM
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