CVE-2015-1257 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the SVG implementation of Blink, specifically within the feColorMatrix filter, affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 43.0.2357.65 and related Debian distributions. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of an insufficient number of values in the filter, leading to a container overflow. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially also leading to other unspecified impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 42.0.2311.152CPE 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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