What is the severity of CVE-2015-1223?

CVE-2015-1223 has a medium severity rating, primarily due to its potential for causing denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1223?

To fix CVE-2015-1223, update Google Chrome to version 41.0.2272.76 or later.

Which versions of Google Chrome are affected by CVE-2015-1223?

CVE-2015-1223 affects Google Chrome versions before 41.0.2272.76.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2015-1223?

The potential impacts of CVE-2015-1223 include denial of service and possibly other unspecified consequences.

Can CVE-2015-1223 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2015-1223 can be exploited remotely by attackers to trigger the vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-1223

high

7.5

CWE

416

9/3/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-1223: Use After Free

First published: Mon Mar 09 2015(Updated: )

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in core/html/HTMLInputElement.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger extraneous change events, as demonstrated by events for invalid input or input to read-only fields, related to the initializeTypeInParsing and updateType functions.

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Google Chrome	<=40.0.2214.115

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1223?
CVE-2015-1223 has a medium severity rating, primarily due to its potential for causing denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1223?
To fix CVE-2015-1223, update Google Chrome to version 41.0.2272.76 or later.
Which versions of Google Chrome are affected by CVE-2015-1223?
CVE-2015-1223 affects Google Chrome versions before 41.0.2272.76.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2015-1223?
The potential impacts of CVE-2015-1223 include denial of service and possibly other unspecified consequences.
Can CVE-2015-1223 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2015-1223 can be exploited remotely by attackers to trigger the vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1223?
CVE-2015-1223 has a medium severity rating, primarily due to its potential for causing denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1223?
To fix CVE-2015-1223, update Google Chrome to version 41.0.2272.76 or later.
Which versions of Google Chrome are affected by CVE-2015-1223?
CVE-2015-1223 affects Google Chrome versions before 41.0.2272.76.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2015-1223?
The potential impacts of CVE-2015-1223 include denial of service and possibly other unspecified consequences.
Can CVE-2015-1223 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2015-1223 can be exploited remotely by attackers to trigger the vulnerabilities.