CVE-2015-1242: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-1242 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3Timeline
- 19-04-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The ReduceTransitionElementsKind function in hydrogen-check-elimination.cc in Google V8 before 4.2.77.8, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that leverages "type confusion" in the check-elimination optimization.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.95%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.95% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- chromium-browser< 43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089
- oxide-qt< 1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 14.10 | 15.04
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
4 vendors · 6 products
