CVE-2015-1240 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the WebGL implementation of Google Chrome versions prior to 42.0.2311.90, impacting various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions. A remote attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious WebGL program, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, though its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 42.0.2311.60CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
14.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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