CVE-2015-1234: google chrome Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-1234 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Race Condition vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-04-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Race condition in gpu/command_buffer/service/gles2_cmd_decoder.cc in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.118 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by manipulating OpenGL ES commands.

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.