CVE-2015-1242 describes a type confusion vulnerability in the ReduceTransitionElementsKind function of Google V8, affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 42.0.2311.90. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other impacts through specially crafted JavaScript code. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, enabling potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is reported, the vulnerability received some community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.2.77.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:v8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 42.0.2311.60CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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