CVE-2015-1206 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome before M40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unpaged memory write and process crash) via a crafted MP4 file.

Published: 2017-10-06

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-1347	Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome before M40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unpaged memory write and process crash) via a crafted MP4 file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00249.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=444522
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=453979
https://gist.github.com/bittorrent3389/8fee7cdaa73d1d351ee9

History

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Subscriptions

Google Chrome

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2017-10-06T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:33:20.796Z

Reserved: 2015-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1206

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-06T15:29:00.327

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-1206

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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