Vulnerability Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the shared-timer implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging erroneous timer firing, related to ThreadTimers.cpp and Timer.cpp.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | <= 44.0.2403 |
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/09/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00013.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1712.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3351
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033472
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=416362
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1153763005/
- https://codereview.chromium.org/956333002/
- https://codereview.chromium.org/959263002/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/09/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00013.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1712.html
FAQ
What is CVE-2015-1299?
CVE-2015-1299 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Use-after-free vulnerability in the shared-timer implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecifie...
How severe is CVE-2015-1299?
CVE-2015-1299 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-2015-1299?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome.