CVE-2015-1242
First published: Sun Apr 19 2015(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve-coordination@google.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.10 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =15.04 | |
| Google V8 | <=4.2.77.7 | |
| Google Chrome | <=42.0.2311.60 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0816.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2570-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3238
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032209
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=460917
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1000893003
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1019033004
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/last-modified-date
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- agent/event
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/canonical ubuntu linux
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/14.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/14.10
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/15.04
- vendor/google
- canonical/google v8
- version/google v8/4.2.77.7
- canonical/google chrome
- version/google chrome/42.0.2311.60
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/8.0