CVE-2015-1243

High

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the MutationObserver::disconnect function in core/dom/MutationObserver.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.135, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an attempt to unregister a MutationObserver object that is not currently registered.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGoogle Chrome
PublishedMay 1, 2015
First seenMay 1, 2015

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google chromev ≤ 42.0.2311.87—
debian debian_linux8.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04, 14.10, 15.04—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary6.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_supplementary6.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus6.6.z—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary6.0—

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