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CVE-2015-1209
Use-after-free vulnerability in the VisibleSelection::nonBoundaryShadowTreeRootNode function in core/editing/VisibleSelection.cpp in the…
High7.5EPSS 2.9%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Chrome
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (15)
- google-chrome-cve20151209-code-exec(100715) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 72497 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 62818 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 62925 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201502-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=447906 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 62917 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=188788&view=revision (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0163 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 62670 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1031709 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0441 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2495-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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