Google Chrome up to 40.0.2214.85 v8 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 40.0.2214.85. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component v8. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-1231. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 40.0.2214.85 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component v8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 03/04/2015 with Google as Stable Channel Update, March 2015 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1231 since 01/21/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81618 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (8505e013-c2b3-11e4-875d-000c6e25e3e9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196022 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Oxide-qt Vulnerabilities (USN-2521-1)).

Upgrading to version 41.0.2272.76 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101411), Tenable (81618), SecurityFocus (BID 72916†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48880†). Similar entries are available at VDB-73906, VDB-73907, VDB-73908 and VDB-73909. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 81618
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (8505e013-c2b3-11e4-875d-000c6e25e3e9)
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OpenVAS ID: 803313
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Mar15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 41.0.2272.76

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01/21/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, March 2015
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73925
X-Force: 101411 - Google Chrome v8 multiple unspecified
SecurityFocus: 72916 - Google V8 Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 48880 - Google Chrome <41.0.2272.76 Remote Unspecified Vulnerabilites - CVE-2015-1231, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 10:11
Updated: 04/12/2022 17:24
Changes: 03/10/2015 10:11 (75), 06/21/2017 17:56 (5), 04/12/2022 17:24 (3)
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