Vulnerability Description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in core/html/HTMLInputElement.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger extraneous change events, as demonstrated by events for invalid input or input to read-only fields, related to the initializeTypeInParsing and updateType functions.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | <= 40.0.2214.115 |
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/03/stable-channel-update.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0627.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72901
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2521-1
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/blink.git/+/de1fee41e2c1bbfea7a564ad8
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=454231
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-12
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/03/stable-channel-update.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0627.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72901
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2521-1
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/blink.git/+/de1fee41e2c1bbfea7a564ad8
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=454231
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-12
FAQ
What is CVE-2015-1223?
CVE-2015-1223 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in core/html/HTMLInputElement.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of ...
How severe is CVE-2015-1223?
CVE-2015-1223 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2015-1223?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome.