Vulnerability Description
Race condition in the MutationObserver implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.80, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging unanticipated object deletion.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | <= 47.0.2526.73 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update_8.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2618.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3418
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78734
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2860-1
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=557981
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1463433002/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update_8.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2618.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3418
FAQ
What is CVE-2015-6789?
CVE-2015-6789 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3 (HIGH). Race condition in the MutationObserver implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.80, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have uns...
How severe is CVE-2015-6789?
CVE-2015-6789 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 9.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2015-6789?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome.